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'-i-stər, IPA^(key): /ˈæl.i.stɚ/
(Received Pronunciation) enPR: ăl'-i-stə, IPA^(key): /ˈæl.i.stə/

Proper noun

Alistair

A male given name from Scottish Gaelic

Translations

male given name

Arabic: آلِيسْتَر‎ m (ʾālīstar)
Armenian: Ալիստեր (Alister)
Azerbaijani: Alister m
Bulgarian: Алистър m (Alistǎr)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 阿萊斯特／阿莱斯特 (Āláisītè)
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)

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

Derived terms

Alistair Mooar (“Alexander the Great”)