Tristan

[ tris-tuh n, -tan; German tris-tahn ]

/ ˈtrɪs tən, -tæn; German ˈtrɪs tɑn /

a male given name, form of Tristram.

Also Tris·tam

[tris-tuh m, -tam] /ˈtrɪs təm, -tæm/.

Example sentences from the Web for tristan

Tristan Taormino, a sex educator and the host of the Voice of America radio show Sex Out Loud, agreed.

Is Bi the Last Taboo? Clive Davis Revives a Bitter Debate |Tricia Romano |February 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Mraz told The Daily Beast exclusively that he'd recently split up with his fiancée, 29-year-old singer Tristan Prettyman.

Exclusive: Jason Mraz Splits From Fiancée Tristan Prettyman |Ramin Setoodeh |June 8, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
“Our feminism remains with us when we grab the remote,” said Tristan Taormino, a sex educator and producer of erotica.

An Indie Hit's Sex Message |Jacob Bernstein |July 18, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
“A lot of the rough talk happens at bus stops,” Tristan said, adding that he had been the butt of it.

Bullied to Death |Lucinda Franks |March 30, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

It is claimed to have been the “mother” of such love stories and to have influenced the tale of Tristan and Isolde.

Azar Nafisi's Nightstand |Azar Nafisi |June 30, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
They were as appropriate to each other as the melodies of a perfect duet, such a love-duet as Tristan and Isolde's.

What Will People Say? |Rupert Hughes
The composition of "Tristan" actually was begun with a view of its being performed by Italians in Brazil!

The Complete Opera Book |Gustav Kobb
The Wagnerian battle was still going on at that time, as the notice printed at the head of the programme of Tristan shows.

Musicians of To-Day |Romain Rolland
I wouldn't miss a note of Tristan,' she said, 'nor must you.

Trent's Last Case |E.C. (Edmund Clerihew) Bentley
Tristan, disguised as a poor harper, has himself put on a bark and arrives in Dublin, where the queen heals him.

A Literary History of the English People |Jean Jules Jusserand

Tristan

/ (ˈtrɪstən) /

(in medieval romance) the nephew of King Mark of Cornwall who fell in love with his uncle's bride, Iseult, after they mistakenly drank a love potion