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Tristan or Tristram is a given name of Welsh origin. It originates from the Brythonic name Drust or Drustanus. It derives from a stem meaning noise seen in the modern Welsh noun trwst (plural trystau) and the verb trystio to clatter.It became popularized through the character of Tristan one of the Knights of the Round Table in Arthurian legend.