Tristan

American

[tris-tuhn, -tan, tris-tahn] / ˈtrɪs tən, -tæn, ˈtrɪs tɑn /

Also Tristam

noun

a male given name, form of Tristram.

Tristan British

/ ˈtrɪstən /

noun

(in medieval romance) the nephew of King Mark of Cornwall who fell in love with his uncle's bride, Iseult, after they mistakenly drank a love potion

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The other new face, Matthew Breetzke, was brought in on the back of his white-ball form after Tristan Stubbs played two poor strokes in the first Test.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Along the way, the company scooped New York University mathematician Tristan Buckmaster and his collaborators, who were closing in on a solution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Another local resident, Tristan Dhalla, said he had noticed the pollution ever since he moved to the area five years ago, and neighbours had even claimed the problem went back as far as a decade.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

"Normally, RAF Fairford is very quiet but at the moment, with Epic Fury, that's changed," local councillor Tristan Wilkinson told AFP, referring to the US military codename for its attacks on Iran.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

And the other guys in the room were Reid and Tristan, and Pablo and Nino.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio

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