Alistair
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Origin of the name Alistair:
A Gaelic form of Alexander (defender of mankind). Var: Alasdair, Alastor.
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Scottish variant of Alexander and a classic, educated name.
It's a bit of a weird name tbh. I wouldn't name your child that, they could be heading for a life time of mockery and misery.
We named our son Alistair, we call him Al. As with any name that is less normal, you have to have a solid normal sounding nickname to go with it.
Regularly appears on the top 100 in Great Britain.
- Personal experiences with the name Alistair: | Edit
I know this person called Alistair, I'm pretty sure he's got a screw loose. But we love him all the same. He had a MASSIVEEEEEEEEEEEEEE love for my friend called Cati, but he seems unable to confess his unding love for her ... Maybe it's becasue he loves a MAN :O DUN DUN DUNNNNN
My friend who is called Alistair is from Yemen - maybe it is traditonal there? He is proper yemeni so probs TBH//////
- Nicknames for Alistair: | Edit
Al, Alec, Alick, Aliss, Stairy, StairStair, Ali,
- Meanings and history of the name Alistair: | Edit
Alasdair is the Gaelic form of Alexander, Alistair is the British spelling.
- Famous real-life people named Alistair: | Edit
Alistair Darling
Alistair Guy
Alistair Cooke
Alistiar Overeem- Alistair in song, story & screen: | Edit
Alistair is a vampire in Stephanie Myers' book "Breaking Dawn"
Alistair is a character in the game "Dragon Age"
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Global Popularity of the Name Alistair
- #128 in Scotland
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