The name Tristan is a boys name of Celtic origin meaning noise or sorrowful.

Tristan meaning baby name. Meaning sadness Tristan is a Welsh name. From a Celtic name in Arthurian legend Tristan sometimes called Tristram was a Knight of the Round Table and the tragic hero of the medieval tale Tristan and Isolde. Derived from the Celtic name Drystan which means riot.

What does Tristan mean. Tristan -- known through medieval legend and Wagnerian opera -- has a slightly wistful touching air. Last year it ranked 123rd in the US.

Social Security Administration list of most popular baby boy names. Its origin is Old French variant of the Pictish name Drustan. From the Celtic name Tristan.

In English Baby Names the meaning of the name Tristan is. This ancient name was probably influenced by the French term triste meaning sad. 112 rows Tristan.

Tristan is a masculine name of both Welsh and French origin. See the popularity of the boys name Tristan over time plus its meaning origin common sibling names and more in BabyCenters Baby Names tool. It originates from the Pictish name Drustan a diminutive of Drust probably from the Celtic drest meaning riot tumult.

In Welsh it has the meaning noise of arms or clanking sword and in French it holds the meaning sorrowful and is an Old French form of Drustan a diminutive of the the Celtic Gaelic name Drust from Drest tumult a riot. Tristan like the older version of the name Drustan dates back to medieval times originating from Celtic legend most notably as the hero of a popular tragicromance story known as Tristan and Isolde. Etymology Historical Origin of the Baby Name Triston Triston is an Americanized respelling of Tristan a name of Celtic origin.