Alasdair
Scottish Gaelic
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”).
Proper noun
Alasdair m
- A male given name, Scottish Gaelic equivalent of Alexander.
Descendants
- → English: Alastair, Alistair, Allistair, Allistaire, Allister
- → 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. | |||