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[Opinions] Tristram
Thoughts, opinions etc on Tristram for a boy. I'm guessing most people will prefer Tristan but Dh and I really love Tristram so WDYT? We're based in the UK if that helps
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I prefer the look of Tristram but can't say it very well. That's the only reason I prefer Tristan. It rolls off the tongue easier.

This message was edited 4/7/2015, 3:40 PM

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I find it really difficult to say. So much so that I definitely would not recommend it.
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I know a TristramHe is an esteemed Doctor at the hospital I used to work at yet despite everyone knowing who he is and hearing his name pronounced correctly before, I'd say he still gets called Tristan 90% of the time. I think it sounds awkward IRL life too. But mostly my issue with it is that it's an unusual name very similar in sound to a common name and that is saddling any kid with it for a lifetime of correcting people.
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I prefer Tristan, it's less tongue-twisty.
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It is true I prefer Tristan. Tristram just seems incorrect - even the spell checker on my computer think it is incorrect :-P When I hear the name I think of a Tramcar.
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I think it's super cool! Why not?
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I agree with queenv - the repeated TR sound makes it tonguetwisty, so it gives the impression of being fussy and deliberately difficult. I guess that's not entirely without appeal of its own, but it's nms.
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Love it! I would use it myself, despite the negative reactions I've gotten from people in real life, and I think you should go for it! It's important to really love your name choice. I wouldn't want my parents to say, "Well, we thought this name was O.K., and it's close to the one we really loved," if I were asking about why they chose my name.I'm from the US.
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I love Tristram and very much prefer it to Tristan, it feels less fleeting I suppose since it is less on trend.
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It seems hard to say. A tongue twister. For that reason, I wouldn't recommend it.
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dittoHard to say, compared to Tristan, and it sounds like a piece of furniture. The dog got underfoot and I fell down over the tristram and broke the coffee table.
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Oh my gosh, it's so true! It does sound like a piece of furniture! "I fell down over the tristram..." You made me laugh so much.
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I much prefer Tristram to Tristan To me it sounds stronger, more sophisticated and more interesting.:0)
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Tristram is a recent find for me; I really like it. I kind of dislike Tristan (it somehow sounds whiny and wimpy to me), but Tristram puts me in the mind of a seasoned knight. Much better in both look and sound than Tristan, imho.
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TriscuitI can't not think of the cracker. Tristan is infinitely better.
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Tristram is one of my favorite names, and I've always thought that, were I ever to have a boy with the name, I would call him Triscuit from time to time as a pet name*. *Note: I differentiate between nicknames and pet names. (I think I've heard some people use them interchangeably.) To me, a nickname is something someone is called always or often by many people, but a pet name is something only close family use, and it is not used constantly. For example, my name is Lauren, and my dad used to call me Lauren-zini pepperini.
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Haha, I will think of that now!
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I saw a news report one time (can't remember when) and one of the experts(?) being interviewed was named Tristram, so it makes me think of a man of high expertise. I might actually prefer this over Tristan since it's rarely used.

This message was edited 4/4/2015, 3:05 PM

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