Alasdair

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• Alastair

Etymology

From Old Irish Alaxander, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρός (andrós), genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal̪ˠəs̪t̪ɪɾʲ/
• (Lewis) IPA^(key): [ˈal̪ˠəs̪t̪əð]
• (Barra, Tiree) IPA^(key): [ˈe̯æl̪ˠəs̪t̪æɾʲ~ˈe̯æl̪ˠəs̪t̪æʒ] (as if spelled Ealasdair)

Proper noun

Alasdair m

1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexander

Descendants

• → English: Alastair, Alistair, Allistair, Allistaire, Allister, Alastor
• → Scots: Alistair

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Alasdair	n-Alasdair	h-Alasdair	t-Alasdair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.