First names in Hebrew

First name Tristan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

טריסטן

Gematria value: 338

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Tristan is written טריסטן

Meaning and origin

What does Tristan mean?

Meaning: disputed (Celtic Drustan, later heard as the French triste, "sad")
Origin: Celtic

Tristan comes from the Celtic Drustan, perhaps from a word meaning "tumult, noise"; in the Middle Ages it was heard as the French triste, "sad". It is the name of the hero of the old tale of Tristan and Isolde. It has been popular in America and Britain since the 1990s.

Gematria

Tristan = 338

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. טריסטן has 6 letters:

• טthe letter Tet9
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• סthe letter Samekh60
• טthe letter Tet9
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total338

The verse of the name

From the letter Tet to the letter final Nun

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Tristan, from ט to ן:

טׇמְנֵם בֶּעָפָר יָחַד פְּנֵיהֶם חֲבֹשׁ בַּטָּמוּן׃

“Hide them all together in the dust; bind their faces in the hidden place.”

Job 40:13

The book of your first name

Tristan, in nine pages

• Tristan, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Tristan
• Tristan, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Tristan in three answers

How do you write Tristan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Tristan is written טריסטן.

What is the gematria value of Tristan?
Written טריסטן, Tristan is worth 338: the letter Tet (9) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Tet (9) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Tristan mean?
Disputed (Celtic Drustan, later heard as the French triste, "sad") (origin: Celtic). Tristan comes from the Celtic Drustan, perhaps from a word meaning "tumult, noise"; in the Middle Ages it was heard as the French triste, "sad". It is the name of the hero of the old tale of Tristan and Isolde. It has been popular in America and Britain since the 1990s.