Etymology

Aleister

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Today it means: A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, of rare usage, variant of Alastair. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἈλέξανδρος
  2. English todayAleister

From Scottish Gaelic Alasdair, from Norman French Alexandre or Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekἈλέξανδρος all →

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