Given name
Drystan
“a sorrowful man”
Drystan is a form of Tristan. One Celtic interpretation is “a sorrowful man; in Arthurian legend, a knight of the Round Table.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Welsh use, Drystan carries the interpretation “a sorrowful man.” Drystan is a form of Tristan. One Celtic interpretation is “a sorrowful man; in Arthurian legend, a knight of the Round Table.”
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Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Welsh.
How it developed
Drystan is used as a form of Tristan.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2005. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In Welsh and English use, Drystan has a related form in Tristram. The history of Tristram gives this family its wider story. Tristram’s literary history includes the stories of King Arthur and his knights.
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Drystan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 78
- 78 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 13 in 2012.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Drystan’s family of names
In German usage, Drystan has a related form in Tristan. Drystan is a form of Tristan. Drystan has a related form in Tristram.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 14
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Tristanvariant · German
- Dristonvariant
- Dristinvariant
- Dristenvariant
- Tristramvariant
- Drystynvariant
- Drystonvariant
- Drystenvariant
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