Tristan

American  

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

Also Tristam

noun

1. a male given name, form of Tristram.

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Tristan British  

/ ˈtrɪstən, ˈtrɪstrəm /

noun

1. (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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Example Sentences

Trust secretary Tristan Foot told BBC Sport that it had taken on board complaints from supporters about the Italian and had been in touch with the club.

From BBC

K. Tristan Tang, a Taipei-based nonresident fellow at the National Bureau of Asian Research, said the lull likely reflected a revision of Chinese military training procedures.

From The Wall Street Journal

The production offers clues to this: In a silent interpolation, the Isolde double gives birth after Tristan dies, and Ms. Davidsen seemed to be singing her “Liebestod” to the baby.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead of burning fuel, Munday and graduate student researcher Tristan Deppe explored whether the cold side could be linked to something far colder and much more distant: deep space.

From Science Daily

Tristan Fender admits it was a "culture shock" when he moved to the city from Germany last year.

From BBC