What does Alistair mean?

Alistair means "defender of men"

How do we pronounce Alistair?

Alistair \a-lis-tai(r), al-ista-ir\ is a boy's name. It consists of 8 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby boy name Alistair is pronounced as AEL-ihS-Teh-R 1.

1 Pronunciation for Alistair: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)"

What is the origin of Alistair?

Alistair is used predominantly in the English and Scottish languages, and it is derived from Old Greek origins. The name is Anglicized from the Gaelic Alasdair name, itself a Scottish form of Alexander, a popular name in Scotland. It was adopted by the Lowland Scots by the 17th century, and spread beyond Scotland and Ireland by the 19th century. The form Allaster was popularized in the 19th century when it appeared as the name of a minstrel in Sir Walter Scott's novel Rob Roy (1817). Alistair is a variant of the name short names for Alexander (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic) in the English language. The name nicknames for Alastrina (Irish, Scottish, and Spanish) is the female form of Alistair. Alistair has 18 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Alternatives used in English include Al name variations, short names for Alaster (also used in Scottish), name Alastor origin, short names for Alisdair (also used in Scottish), short names for Alistar, Alister name popularity (also used in Scottish), name Allaster meaning (also used in Scottish), nicknames for Allistair, Allistar pronounciation, meaning of Alstair, and Alystair meaning of name. Other English forms include the pet form Aly name variations (also used in Scottish), and the variant spellings nicknames for Alastair (also used in Scottish), name Aleister meaning, Alistaire name variations, and baby name Allister. name Alasdair meaning (Scottish) and baby name Alastar (Irish) are foreign variants of Alistair.

The following famous people share the name Alistair:

  • Author Alistair MacLean, born Alistair Stuart MacLean, 28 April 1922 - 2 February 1987, Glasgow, Scotland
  • Journalist Alistair Cooke, born Alfred Cooke, 20 November 1908 - 30 March 2004, Salford, Lancashire, England.

List of baby names Alistair:

nicknames for Alistaire (English), baby name Alasdair (English and Scottish), Alastair name (Scottish and English), Alastar meaning of name (English and Irish), name Alaster meaning (English and Scottish), Alastor name (English), baby name Aleister (English), Alisdair name (English and Scottish), Alistar name variations, meaning of Alister (Scottish and English), Allaster definition (English and Scottish), baby name Allistair, meaning of Allistar, short names for Allister (English), Alystair meaning, Alexandor name (English), and Alstair name.

The baby name Alistair fun facts:

The name Alistair in reverse order is "Riatsila".

The numerological value of the name Alistair is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Alistair?

Alistair is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames