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round2
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Tristian
I am loving the name tristian if we have a boy. But how do you pronounce it?
IMO Tristan = Kristen
Tristian = Christian ( which is what I would like)
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DiamondGirl
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Re: Tristian
For some reason I am reading that spelling like Tris-te ahn instead of Tristan.
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| Posted 3/15/14 9:57 AM |
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MichLiz213
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Tristian
I'm pronouncing it phonetically (like Tris-tee-en).
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| Posted 3/15/14 10:07 AM |
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VeeJay
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Re: Tristian
Tristan = Kristen sounds better to me.
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| Posted 3/15/14 10:48 AM |
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GoodThoughts
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Re: Tristian
I've never seen this and actually thought you misspelled Tristan.
ETA: I looked it up. It appears to be a made up name that first appeared in 1995. I guess that's why there is no definitive pronunciation.
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DiamondGirl
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Re: Tristian
Posted by GoodThoughts
I've never seen this and actually thought you misspelled Tristan.
ETA: I looked it up. It appears to be a made up name that first appeared in 1995. I guess that's why there is no definitive pronunciation.
Makes sense bc I have a bunch in my middle school now and they were born 1999/2000
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round2
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Re: Tristian
Really? Interesting. I could see why people would pronounce it with the three syllables. Do you think the other way Tristan= Kristen is too girly sounding though? I want. It to be pronounced like Christian but with a T. I guess that's why I put the other spelling. I like that spelling too. Am I making a big deal over nothing? Lol
But you do hear the difference in prouncation right?
Message edited 3/15/2014 11:05:27 AM.
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jteach
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Tristian
I was going to name my baby Tristen if it was a girl. In my opinion it is a very feminine boy name. If you do use it I would 100% spell it Ttistan
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Maybe-Baybe
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Re: Tristian
It looks like Tristan misspelled. I also think Tristan is a feminine sounding boy name to me.
What about Christian? That's a nice name.
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Daisy21
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Re: Tristian
My husbands name is Tristan. He is named after the opera Tristan and Isolde. He loves his name but hates that people often mispronounce is as Kristen and Christian. Otherwise he loves it. It's actually a very old name. I've never met a female Tristan but I know it can be unisex. I happen to like it a lot.
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Re: Tristian
I couldn't seem to wrap my head around how to pronounce it. Christian as I pronounce it sounds like Chris-chin. This to me, would be pronounced Tris-chin but it took me a long time to figure it out! I kept sounding it out as Tris-tee-an.
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babyvibes
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Re: Tristian
Posted by GoodThoughts
I've never seen this and actually thought you misspelled Tristan.
Same here! And I think that may be a common occurrence with the name.
Posted by round2
But you do hear the difference in prouncation right?
When you explain it as Tristian = Christian I can hear the difference in pronunciation...just know that he may have to make that clarification often when he is asked his name 
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round2
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Re: Tristian
Its funny, because it sounds one way in my head, but when I say it out loud, it sounded like Kristen. But yes I would want it pronounced Trist- chin.
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wakemeup
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Re: Tristian
I really think you should think about this long and hard, you are going to be correcting people constantly, and then he is going to be correcting people as well - and there's a good chance they still won't understand what pronunciation you are going for 
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JSDB
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Re: Tristian
In my min I think trist-ee-an
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PitterPatter11
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Re: Tristian
Posted by wakemeup
I really think you should think about this long and hard, you are going to be correcting people constantly, and then he is going to be correcting people as well - and there's a good chance they still won't understand what pronunciation you are going for
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Kitten1929
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Tristian
I don't understand this name.
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Nic1229
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Tristian
I personally think it's a very feminine name. BUT it's completely up to you. I'm using a male name for my daughter bc it's what we like and what we decided. It's hard and frustrating to get other people's opinions.
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MrsE323
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Re: Tristian
Posted by wakemeup
I really think you should think about this long and hard, you are going to be correcting people constantly, and then he is going to be correcting people as well - and there's a good chance they still won't understand what pronunciation you are going for
This.
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2BadSoSad
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Re: Tristian
That was on our list as a top name....Brad Pitt in Legends of the Fall. We were spelling it Tristan though, I have never seen Tristian.
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Re: Tristian
Posted by 2BadSoSad
That was on our list as a top name....Brad Pitt in Legends of the Fall. We were spelling it Tristan though, I have never seen Tristian.
I think she means a different name
Just do Tristan please
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wakemeup
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Re: Tristian
Posted by Straightarrow
Posted by 2BadSoSad
That was on our list as a top name....Brad Pitt in Legends of the Fall. We were spelling it Tristan though, I have never seen Tristian.
I think she means a different name
Just do Tristan please
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Tinyswife
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Re: Tristian
My middle name is Trista, my parents loved Tristen for a boy, but when I was a girl they went with Trista for a middle name.
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round2
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Re: Tristian
Posted by Straightarrow
Posted by 2BadSoSad
That was on our list as a top name....Brad Pitt in Legends of the Fall. We were spelling it Tristan though, I have never seen Tristian.
I think she means a different name
Just do Tristan please
This is where the name came from in my mind. Therefore, I see it as a strong, romance novel type of name. My original question was how do people normally pronounce it. I thought if it was spelled tristian people would say it Tris-chin. If it was Tristan people would say it like Kristen. So no I was never looking for the three syllable version. The name was always Tristan. After seeing the responses, I could see how adding the extra i adds another syllable. that's not what I want.
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