Alistair

Alistair
Pronunciation/ˈælɪstər/ AL-ist-ər
GenderMale
Language(s)English
Origin
Language(s)Scottish Gaelic
Word/nameAlasdair
Other names
Alternative spellingAlister, Allister, Alyster, Alystair, Allystair, Allyster, Alastor, Allaster, Alasdair, Alastair, Allistier, Alisdair
Nickname(s)Alis, Ally, Alex

Alistair is a male given name. It is an anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic Alasdair. The latter is most likely a Scottish Gaelic variant of the Norman French Alexandre or Latin Alexander, which was incorporated into English in the same form as Alexander. The deepest etymology is the Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (man-repeller): ἀλέξω (repel) + ἀνήρ (man), "the one who repels men", a warrior name. Another, not nearly so common, Anglicization of Alasdair is Allaster.[1]