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Scottish variant of Alexander and a classic, educated name.

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 in the top 100 in Great Britain.

Personal experiences with the name Alistair

I know a very smart man called Alistair. He is very kind and well-spoken. I think the name Alistair is very strong and has a great nickname to go with it.

Nicknames for Alistair

Al, Alec, Alick, Aliss, Stairy, StairStair, Ali,

Meanings and history of the name Alistair

Alasdair is the Gaelic form of Alexander, Alistair is the British spelling.

Famous real-life people named Alistair

Alistair Darling
Alistair Guy
Alistair Cooke
Alistiar Overeem
Alistair Taylor, personal assistant to Beatles' manager Brian Epstein
Alistair Brammer, actor

Alistair in song, story & screen

Alistair is a vampire in Stephanie Myers' book "Breaking Dawn"
Alistair Theirin is a character in the game "Dragon Age"
Alistair "Cookie" - Sesame Street's play on the host of Masterpiece Theater (Alistair Cooke)