tristan

What does tristan mean?

tristan means "(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other".

How many syllables are in tristan?

tristan has 2 syllables: tris-tan. The stress falls on "tris". In IPA it is /ˈtɹɪˌstæn/.

What is another word for tristan?

Close synonyms include Tristram. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tristan a common word?

tristan is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with tristan?

8 words rhyme with tristan. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for tristan come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.