Tristan

[ tris-tuhn, -tan; German tris-tahn ]

/ ˈtrɪs tən, -tæn; German ˈtrɪs tɑn /

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noun

a male given name, form of Tristram.

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Also Tris·tam

[tris-tuhm, -tam]. /ˈtrɪs təm, -tæm/.

Words nearby Tristan

trisomy, trisomy 13, trisomy 21, trispast, trispermous, Tristan, Tristan and Iseult, Tristan da Cunha, Tristan und Isolde, tri-state, triste

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How to use Tristan in a sentence

I asked Aidan and Tristan to describe their economic philosophies.
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Caplan, remember, home-schooled his twin sons Aidan and Tristan.
The Economist’s Guide to Parenting: 10 Years Later (Ep. 479)|Stephen J. Dubner|October 21, 2021|Freakonomics
Krista and both of his sons, Tristan, 8, and Kai, 5, were active members of his support team, meeting him at trailheads and assisting with logistics.
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“I learned a lot from doing the film Tristan & Isolde,” Franco told Newsweek.
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Tristan Taormino, a sex educator and the host of the Voice of America radio show Sex Out Loud, agreed.
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Mraz told The Daily Beast exclusively that he'd recently split up with his fiancée, 29-year-old singer Tristan Prettyman.
Exclusive: Jason Mraz Splits From Fiancée Tristan Prettyman|Ramin Setoodeh|June 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST
“Our feminism remains with us when we grab the remote,” said Tristan Taormino, a sex educator and producer of erotica.
An Indie Hit's Sex Message|Jacob Bernstein|July 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
“A lot of the rough talk happens at bus stops,” Tristan said, adding that he had been the butt of it.
Bullied to Death|Lucinda Franks|March 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST
I wouldn't miss a note of Tristan,' she said, 'nor must you.
Trent's Last Case|E.C. (Edmund Clerihew) Bentley
Balafre left the apartment accordingly, and in a minute afterwards Tristan l'Hermite entered from the hall.
Quentin Durward|Sir Walter Scott
Seulement, cette originalit, par bien des saillies, touche celle de Tristan Corbire.
Instigations|Ezra Pound
To so judge literature would be tantamount to loving “Tristan und Isolde” because one is fond of the timbre of horns.
Language|Edward Sapir
Tristan Vaz arrived first, and made his way to the fort through 160 sail of Moorish vessels by which it was blockaded.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume VI|Robert Kerr

British Dictionary definitions for Tristan

Tristan

Tristram (ˈtrɪstrəm)

/ (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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