The tristan Surname
tristan Name Meaning and History
Spanish (Tristán): from the popular medieval personal
name Tristán, derived from a British Celtic legend which
became incorporated into the Arthurian cycle as the story of Tristan
and Iseult. The name is of unknown derivation. It was transmitted
through Old French and became associated by folk etymology with Latin
tristis ‘sad’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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