Meanings
proper noun
- A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
Origin
- Ancient GreekἈλέξανδρος
- LatinAlexander
- NormanAlexandre
- Scottish GaelicAlasdair
- EnglishAlistair
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”).
More words from Scottish Gaelic, Norman, Latin
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Arabic آلِيسْتَر
- آلِيسْتَر (ʔālīstar)male given name
Bulgarian Алистър
- Алистър (Alistăr)male given name
Chinese Mandarin 阿萊斯特 /阿莱斯特
- 阿萊斯特 /阿莱斯特 (Āláisītè)male given name
French Alistair
- Alistairmale given name
Greek Άλιστερ
- Άλιστερ (Álister)male given name
Hebrew אליסטר
- אליסטרmale given name
Irish Alastar
- Alastarmale given name
Japanese アリステア
- アリステア (Arisutea)male given name
Korean 알레이스터
- 알레이스터 (Alleiseuteo)male given name
Latvian Alisters
- Alistersmale given name
Lithuanian Alisteris
- Alisterismale given name
Persian الیستر
- الیستر (alister)male given name
Punjabi ਐਲੇਸਟਰ
- ਐਲੇਸਟਰ (ailesṭar)male given name
Russian А́листер
- А́листер (Álister)male given name
Scottish Gaelic Alasdair
- Alasdairmale given name
Ukrainian А́лістер
- А́лістер (Álister)male given name
Cite this entry
APA
Alistair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alistair
MLA
“Alistair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alistair. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alistair,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alistair.
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