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The baby name Tristram is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TRIS-trəm (ˈtrɪstrəm); sometimes TRIS-tram (ˈtrɪstræm).

Tristram is Celtic, English, French in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Celtic, English, French
Pronunciation: TRIS-trəm (ˈtrɪstrəm); sometimes TRIS-tram (ˈtrɪstræm)

What is the meaning of the name Tristram ?

The baby name Tristram is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TRIS-trəm (ˈtrɪstrəm); sometimes TRIS-tram (ˈtrɪstræm).

Tristram is Celtic, English, French in Origin.

Tristram is the medieval English form of a pan-Celtic name borne by the knight of Arthurian romance. It stems from Brythonic/Pictish Drustan (a diminutive of Drust), carried into Anglo-Norman and Middle English storytelling; through association with Old French triste 'sad' and Latin tristis, the spelling shifted alongside the parallel form Tristan. Sir Tristram de Lyones appears in Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, and the name later found literary afterlife in Laurence Sterne's Tristram Shandy, keeping the -am ending in use in Britain.

Its meaning is debated: the popular 'sorrowful' arises from French influence, while most scholars point to the older Celtic Drust/Drustan of obscure sense, sometimes linked to ideas of 'riot' or 'tumult.' Variants include Tristan (now standard), Tristen/Triston, and regional forms Drystan (Welsh), Tristano (Italian), Tristán (Spanish), and Tristan (French, Breton). Diminutive: Tris.

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Tristram – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
JM Boys 0 #292 2 6,876
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
United States Boys 2009 #873 7 7,454
ZA Boys 0 #1,272 1 25,619

Tristram is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
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GR
HK
JM

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People also ask about Tristram

Tristram is predominantly a boy's name.
Tristram is a 2 syllable name, pronounced TRIS-trəm (ˈtrɪstrəm); sometimes TRIS-tram (ˈtrɪstræm).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Tristan, Tristen, Triston, Tristin, Tristran and Tristam.
Across languages, Tristram has these equivalents: Tristan (French/Welsh/English), Tristán (Spanish), Tristão (Portuguese), Tristano (Italian), Drustan/Drystan (Welsh), and 1 more.
Somewhat — Tristram ranked #873 in United States in 2009, placing it just outside the most common names.