Tristram

[HolyMusicalBman]

I know the meaning isn't all that great of the name, meaning sadness or noise but who actually ever tells people the meaning of their name every day. Still love Tristan but considering the more Artherian note. Thanks.

He will spend his life correcting people that it isn't Tristan. The one Tristram I know changed his name to Tristan as an adult because it was so annoying. It's also not a very pleasant sounding name, to me anyway.

Shandy. Horrible novel. Very dull.

^ what they said.
Might as well be Tristan, sounds and looks nicer too.

No way would I pick Tristran- sorry! Just give them an easier life and pick Tristan.

I do prefer Tristan and think that'll be his name but thanks for the input so far.

How about Trismegistus?

I like both.

And as Tristan is getting popular I suspect people will start to use Tristram too, so it probably won't be so unusual.

@notafanoftheman

How about Trismegistus?

Ha! Love it.

I'd stick with Tristan OP, most people will mistake it for that anyway as pp's note (plus Tristram still has quite upper class vibes thanks to Shandy as mentioned by @notafanoftheman)

I much prefer Tristan.

Both dh and I loved Tristram but every single person we mentioned it too hated it. We had girls anyway but still.

I've only ever met one Tristram, he was my friends little brother in junior school. He'd be mid 20s now

I like Tristram a bit better than Tristan, I think.

My parents considered this for me if I’d been a boy. So relieved I was a girl and that they changed their mind before my brother came along. Maybe where you live it will work, but where we lived we would have been bullied for sounding snooty.

I can't say Tristram, find it a tongue-twister.

Tristan and Tristram are both hideous. Reminds me of "triste" - French for sad.

Haaate Tristram. Its so awkward to say. That second 'r' just shouldn't be there. Tristan is fine.

Actually, I don't like Tristan much. But I dislike it less than Tristram which just doesn't sound at all right.

Tristram Hunt. What's not to like?

I quite like Tristram, but I find it quite difficult to say. I prefer Tristan, too.

Try splitting it into Triss Drum - easy to say.

I prefer Tristram

It's quite a mouthful, the two 'Tr' sounds. I prefer Tristan.

Always makes me think of a vicar’s (slightly drippy) younger son, for some reason...