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Alistair
masculine
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Check it with a full name ↓Scottish; an Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic name Alasdair, which is the Gaelic form of Alexander (ultimately Ancient Greek).
Why it works
- English speakers will almost certainly pronounce it correctly on the first try
Popularity
Uncommon — #897 in the latest U.S. ranking.
Meaning and origin
Alistair means "Defender of men", a meaning inherited from Greek Alexandros (alexo "to defend" + aner "man") via the Alasdair/Alexander name chain, rather than derived directly from the English spelling Alistair.
A historically Scottish personal name that spread into wider English-speaking usage as an accepted English spelling of Alasdair; Alexander (and its Gaelic form Alasdair) was long popular among the Scottish nobility.
Documented origin: Scottish; an Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic name Alasdair, which is the Gaelic form of Alexander (ultimately Ancient Greek).
How it travels
English and Turkish are shown by default; German is included when it adds a meaningfully different reading.
Spelling stability: high — based on letter-pattern analysis, not a documented linguistic fact.
Also documented
American English: /ˈæl.ɪ.stəɹ/
British English: /ˈæl.ɪ.stə/
Popularity without panic
Uncommon — #897 in the latest U.S. ranking.
Still uncommon, but no longer unfamiliar.
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Real-world considerations
- Spelling note: Alastair.
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