Alistair

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἈλέξανδρος
2. Latin · derived fromAlexander
3. Norman · derived fromAlexandre
4. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed fromAlasdair
5. English todayAlistair

From Scottish Gaelic Alasdair, from Norman 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