Alistair

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: ăl'-ĭ-stər, IPA^(key): /ˈæl.ɪ.stɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ăl'-ĭ-stə, IPA^(key): /ˈæl.ɪ.stə/

Proper noun

Alistair

1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic

Translations

male given name

• Arabic: آلِيسْتَر m (ʔālīstar)
• Armenian: Ալիստեր (Alister)
• Azerbaijani: Alister m
• Bulgarian: Алистър m (Alistǎr)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿萊斯特／阿莱斯特 (Āláisītè)

• French: Alistair (fr)
• Georgian: ალისტერ m (alisṭer)
• Greek: Άλιστερ m (Álister)
• Hebrew: אליסטר m
• Japanese: アリステア (Arisutea)
• Korean: 알레이스터 (Alleiseuteo)
• Latvian: Alisters m
• Lithuanian: Alisteris m
• Macedonian: Алистер m (Alister)
• Persian: الیستر (alister)
• Punjabi: ਐਲੇਸਟਰ m (ailesṭar)
• Russian: А́листер (ru) m (Álister)
• Serbo-Croatian: Алистер m, Alister
• Ukrainian: А́лістер m (Álister)

Manx

Alternative forms

• Alister, Ollister

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Alistair m (genitive Alistryn)

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

Derived terms

• Alistair Mooar (“Alexander the Great”)