Tristram

American  

[tris-truhm] / ˈtrɪs trəm /

noun

1. one of the knights of the Round Table, whose love for Iseult, wife of King Mark, is the subject of many romances.

2. a male given name.

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Example Sentences

“There was a frankness in my Uncle Toby,” says Tristram, “which let you at once into his soul.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Tristram Stuart, the historian and activist who co-founded the Gleaning Network in 2011, of which Gleaning Cornwall is a part, envisioned the practice as a way to challenge British food waste at its source.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2025

She agreed to support him financially and put him under the guardianship of Captain Tristram Charles Sawyer Speedy, the man who had accompanied the prince from Ethiopia.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2023

Tristram Hunt, the V&A’s director, said the museum hoped that the new display will build on and follow the successes of previous blockbuster fashion exhibitions featuring Christian Dior and Alexander McQueen.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023

Sir Lancelot—the name on everybody’s lips: the best knight in the world, top of the averages, even above Tristram: the courtly, the merciful, the ugly, the invincible: and he had sent them all to her.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White