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Help[Opinions] Re: Tristan
in reply to a message by Christa S.
I know a guy named Tristan and a girl named Trista. I've never heard of a girl Tristan until this post. To me it is a masculine name. I don't know if I really have any rules about usage. Generally, I prefer names like Meredith, Courtney, Ashley, etc. on boys. I can also see those particular names on girls, I just prefer them on boys. Tristan, however, is not one that I can see on a girl. I would suggest Trista or Tristana.
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I'm from Oregon, and I know only a male Tristan.
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Ohio.
I don't live there anymore, but I used to know a couple male Tristans. I've never heard it on a female in my life.
I don't live there anymore, but I used to know a couple male Tristans. I've never heard it on a female in my life.
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I'm from Western Canada
And, as I said before, I have heard of female Tristans, but that's more like when someone names their daughter Michael. Plain male name, being put on a girl. Which I don't mind. It's just that to me, there's no ambiguity to the name Tristan (or Michael for that matter.) It's strictly male. The way it sounds, its history (Tristan and Isolde being a good example of the name being used on a male in the past), everything.
Edit: I like not to spell "strictly" correctly the first time...
And, as I said before, I have heard of female Tristans, but that's more like when someone names their daughter Michael. Plain male name, being put on a girl. Which I don't mind. It's just that to me, there's no ambiguity to the name Tristan (or Michael for that matter.) It's strictly male. The way it sounds, its history (Tristan and Isolde being a good example of the name being used on a male in the past), everything.
Edit: I like not to spell "strictly" correctly the first time...
This message was edited 4/29/2008, 11:36 PM
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It could be geographical. I'm in Indiana, so mid-west. I've heard Tristana pronounced trist-AHNA, but I guess it could work either way.
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I'm in Illinois.
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