Alastair Name Meaning & Origin
Alastair
Pronunciation: AL-ə-stayr (key)
Origin of the name Alistair:
A Gaelic form of Alexander (defender of mankind). Var: Alasdair, Alastor.
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- Meanings and history of the name Alastair
A variation of Alexander, meaning "Defender of Mankind". This is Scottish spelling of the name "Alistair".
- Famous real-life people named Alastair
Famous occultist Aleister Crowley.
- Alastair in song, story & screen
Alastair, white-eyed demon and chief torturer of Hell in CW's "Supernatural", played by Mark Rolston, Andrew Wheeler and Christopher Heyerdahl. Alistair, character in the video game "Dragon Age: Orgins". Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody in Harry Potter book series.
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