Just because your name carries a meaning doesn't mean you're going to "curse" your child if you choose the wrong one. I knew a "Charity" who was selfish, a "Patience" who was always in a hurry, and a "Chastity" who was anything but that. Naming your son/daughter "Tristan" doesn't mean they're destined for sadness just like naming your child "Ashley" doesn't mean she came from the ash tree meadow, and "Ryan" isn't actually a little king. Just find a name you like, scream it a couple times because I guarantee you'll hate half the names if you have to yell them from the front porch, and don't let the meaning bother you.

P.S. just so the ignorant people know, I don't care if "triste" means "sad" in Spanish...Tristan is not a Spanish name, it's a celtic name. Not everything is Spanish you know, unlike Jorge, Juan, and Pedro. Besides, Tristan also means "riot"...there are always several name meanings depending on where you look it up.

I have heard another meaning of the name Tristan and that is "Bringer of news" I named my son Tristan after the spanish explorer Tristan da Cunha. My son is a real adventurer & like the name quirky.. :)

i absolutely love the name Tristan. i named my son Tristan Haven. the name Tristan being my late grandfather's name.

I love this name, my boyfriend and I named our first son Triston(yes with an O) You see my boyfriends name is Romeo, Romeo and Triston go together so perfectly, strong gentlemen. Jeffrey is my father's name. I hope he loves his name when he gets older.

i really like this name now i just need to find a middle name with a d to go with i t

i loved the name Tristan when i first looked at it and when my baby was born on July i called him Tristan, it sounds very nice. even if the meaning of this name is "SA" that doesn't mean that your child will be sad. My son is a very happy boy, he smiles a lot and i am sure he will like his name when he grows up.

When we have a daughter her name will be Tristyn Sage. I think it is more of a girl's name than a boys. I also think it's so cute for a girl's name.

i going to name my baby boy...Trystan Chua

I named my son Tristan Orion. He's always been the happiest child, always smiling and laughing. Everyone loves his name. I don't think I could have picked a better one for him.

I think the name tristan is a great name for both boys and girls and u shouldn't care what someone thinks about u naming ur child this name because it's your child and u gave birth to him!!!!

I LOVE this name!!! Tristan is my aunt's FAVORITE boy name. Unfortunatly none of her kids like the name, so my sister and I promised her that one of us will have a Tristan for her.

After thinking about it, my sister and I discovered Tristan is perfect for one of our sons anyways. We want to name one of our sons after my Grandpa and Dad (both are named Stanley)but we don't like the name Stanley. We realized that Tristan can be divided meaning Stan the 3rd (Tri-Stan). Tristan's middle name is going to be Levi after my Grandpas middle name.