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Tristram

Gender: M Popularity: this week. Origin of Tristram: Medieval English variation of Tristan, “riot, tumult” Meaning of Tristan: Celtic, meaning unknown
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This version of Tristan, known to English Lit students from the novel Tristram Shandy, is rarely used in this country, but, though its similarity to the popular Tristan could prove confusing, still makes an interesting literary choice.

Baseball legend Tris Speaker was christened Tristram and the protagonist of the Anthony Burgess novel The Wanting Seed is Tristram Foxe.

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Sir Tristram Shield, character in Georgette Heyer's novel The Talisman Ring

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