Utt. "tIstedl
; etternamn Tistel
; am. Tistel, Tisdel
Tistel (av plantenamnet) har visst vorte skilt ut frå Brekka ein gong i tidi. Tistel hadde heimestøl på Tistelstølen like ovafor garden, og har fjellstøl i Dueskaret.
Tistel (tistel 'thistle') is said to have been built on land that was separated from Brekka. Tistel had their spring farm at Tistelstølen just south of the farm, and has got their mountain farm in Dueskaret together with the Holstad farms.