what do you think when you hear the name Tristan?

[jaffacakes21]

DH and I are really struggling with a name for our second DC due any day now. We both like Tristan but neither of us are completely convinced by it. I like that it is a traditional but uncommon name, and DH likes that it is Celtic.

My main concern at the moment is that if you google Tristan it comes up with loads of pages about Tristan Thompson and the Kardashians! I hate the thought of that being people's first thought when they hear the name.

What do you think about it?

I like sweetboykit's list of names but I'd remove Terence and add Jonathan.

Pretentious

Tristan Farnon, brother of Siegfried.

Cornwall

Teen DS is a Tristan.
We were partly thinking of a friend (athletic scientist) when we named him.
DS is quite emotional and a marmite person, most people don't understand him at all. So of the thoughts above, he could tick the boxes for knob, scientist, clever, handsome, wet and... likely to live at home forever.

I actively dislike many of the supposed related names someone suggested.

Also, Tris is a great abbreviation / nn.

I’m with you OP on the associations.

I was properly in love for a long long time with a Tristan, I loved him unlike anyone I’ve ever loved. But it was just never ever meant to be. He never broke my heart and I knew we fundamentally weren’t compatible but he was a genius, a mad, funny, beautiful clever genius who I still think about too much.

Maybe that’s why I love the name so much.

All creatures great and small but I like the name

I love it, was on my boys names list

It makes me feel "sad" because that's what 'triste" means in French, Spanish, Italian, Welsh etc

Mimsy.

My first love - I was eleven.
& Isolde.
A fabulous son of friend, just turned 8.

Theodore has been ruined for me by Teddy in Prison Break. How about Wentworth?

Split down the middle thinking effeminate public school boy/hunky beau of Isolde.

Public school
James Herriott

Hot surfer

The Patrick wolf song

James herriot i dont mind it but its a bit weak.

I know one. NIce, clever.

I think of 'and Isolde', also James Herriot. Never heard of the one in the OP (am early 40s).

It's definitely a 'polite' name, I can't imagine a Tristan being thuggish. I can imagine him reading poetry, speaking foreign languages, generally being a well-educated, in-touch with his emotions but sensible type.

A terrible idiot I used to work for.

Sad! Triste in French!

Love Quentin though.

I think it's a great name.

It's classical and reminds me of a very important person in my life. Love it!

Yes - I instantly think of the kid who used to live next door to George and Mildred too

One of my best friends. Often gets misheard/ misspelt to Tristrum or Christian

A poster on here .

I quite like it but would never have called my child it.