How would you pronounce...

Atlantis1331

Tristian?

 A.  Tris'-tan

B.  Tris'-ti-an (like Sebastian)

C.  Tris-chan (like most people pronounce Christian)

I really like the spelling with the -ian but I want to see if it's going to be confusing for people to pronounce!  Thanks! 

mishfull

When reading it I didn't even realize it was spelled differently. I think many people who look at it first glance with go with Tris-tan but people who really look at the name may start using pronunciations like b and c.

BackseatDriver

The i is easy to overlook so I would probably A or C if I noticed the different spelling.

PotomacSt

C, but I also initially overlooked the extra letter and thought Tristan.

Atlantis1331

Thanks, ladies.  I agree, I feel like the i looks like it belongs there... I never even thought of people using the "ch" sound until someone mentioned it on another message board!

BLT20051

A. I guess.....

Trist-uhn

BackseatDriver

Just to clarify, I don't really think it looks like it belongs, it is just hard to notice- it is a small letter and it blends with the t. Plus you don't look for unexpected letters to pop up the same way that you can sometimes miss typos when proofreading.

magsugar13

1

salt78

Like Christian.

I did overlook the extra "i" when I first read it.

CiderWench

A - I would assume someone was being creative with the name Tristan. I would probably think about how it could easily be pronounced like Christian, and then I would wonder why phonics was disregarded and this spelling was chosen.

sweetpea2003

I would probably look at it, read it as Tristan, and then re-read it and go "woops, I guess it is Tris-chan".

Spelling is important.  Adding the extra "i" does change the name completely, even if 50% of the people will miss it at first blush.  Those paying attention will pronounce it the way it is spelled - Tris-chan (like Christian) - and probably get annoyed when you correct them.

The "i" doesn't look like it belongs to me.  It just blends very easily because of the format of the word.  I would stick to Tristan if you want the general public to call him "Tris-tan".

austenreader85

sweetpea2003:

I would probably look at it, read it as Tristan, and then re-read it and go "woops, I guess it is Tris-chan".

Spelling is important.  Adding the extra "i" does change the name completely, even if 50% of the people will miss it at first blush.  Those paying attention will pronounce it the way it is spelled - Tris-chan (like Christian) - and probably get annoyed when you correct them.

The "i" doesn't look like it belongs to me.  It just blends very easily because of the format of the word.  I would stick to Tristan if you want the general public to call him "Tris-tan".

Couldn't agree more.  But phonetically I'd say Christian is Chris-shin whereas Sebastian has a ch sound.  So I'd say Tris-shin, which I find very odd.

da731

TRIS-tee-en

(Three separate syllables.) 

 

g8trkim

I think people would tend to pronounce it Tris-ton but it should probably be pronounced like Christian.

HAFranklin

I would assume you didn't know how to spell Tristan, or it was a smush of Tristan and Christian. 

Phonetically,  I would say C. 

Also, I don't pronounce Sebastian the way you have listed for B. I say Seh-bass-chin. 3 syllables. 

HAFranklin

collegecouple:

sweetpea2003:

I would probably look at it, read it as Tristan, and then re-read it and go "woops, I guess it is Tris-chan".

Spelling is important.  Adding the extra "i" does change the name completely, even if 50% of the people will miss it at first blush.  Those paying attention will pronounce it the way it is spelled - Tris-chan (like Christian) - and probably get annoyed when you correct them.

The "i" doesn't look like it belongs to me.  It just blends very easily because of the format of the word.  I would stick to Tristan if you want the general public to call him "Tris-tan".

Couldn't agree more.  But phonetically I'd say Christian is Chris-shin whereas Sebastian has a ch sound.  So I'd say Tris-shin, which I find very odd.

To pronounce Christian as Chris-shin, wouldn't you need to omit the "T"? 

alliejo725

Are you going for Tristan? Just name him Tristan.

speckledfrog

da731:

TRIS-tee-en

(Three separate syllables.) 

 

Agreed.  I think this is what you have for B, but I don't say Sebastian that way.

elli-m-f

Like Sebastian, I think.

guilletskichuk

sweetpea2003:

I would probably look at it, read it as Tristan, and then re-read it and go "woops, I guess it is Tris-chan".

Spelling is important.  Adding the extra "i" does change the name completely, even if 50% of the people will miss it at first blush.  Those paying attention will pronounce it the way it is spelled - Tris-chan (like Christian) - and probably get annoyed when you correct them.

The "i" doesn't look like it belongs to me.  It just blends very easily because of the format of the word.  I would stick to Tristan if you want the general public to call him "Tris-tan".

Totally agree. ^^

ObLaDi

da731:

TRIS-tee-en

(Three separate syllables.) 

 

This. And I would think the person was being cre8ive with Tristan and would side-eye it.