# Tristan

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈtɹɪstən/ · frequency rank #17,740

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Celtic languages.
2. A knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend
3. A female given name.
4. Ellipsis of Tristan da Cunha.

## Etymology
Old French, the name of a knight, lover of Iseult in medieval romance Tristan and Iseult, from Celtic Drystan derived from drest meaning "riot" or "tumult".

## Easily confused with
- **triton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tristan-vs-triton)
- **Tristram** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tristan-vs-tristram)
- **titan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/titan-vs-tristan)
- **Trisha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trisha-vs-tristan)

## Common misspellings (11)
`rtistan`, `tirstan`, `trisatn`, `trisstan`, `tristann`, `tristna`, `tristtan`, `tritsan`, `trristan`, `trsitan`, `ttristan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tristan