Interesting. I don't find the sound of it soft at all. It is about as strong sounding as it could possibly be, with all the consonants and the -tr-and -st- combinations. So funny how people perceive names so differently. That's why I love this forum and interacting with people here. Thanks for sharing :) I do like Gabriel, too! And I find that one quite soft, as you said, but it is a completely different style from Tristan to me.