English word origin

Etymology of Tris

Shortened from Tristram or Tristan.

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Source etymology 1

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name

A diminutive of the male given name Tristram or Tristan.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Shortened from Tristram or Tristan.

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Source etymology 2

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name

A diminutive of the female given name Patricia or Beatrice.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Patricia and Beatrice.

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Machine-source provenance

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