Gender | Masculine |
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Language(s) | English |
Language(s) | Scottish Gaelic |
Word/name | Alasdair |
Alistair is a masculine given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic Alasdair. The latter is most likely a Scottish Gaelic corruption of the Norman French Alexandre or Latin Alexandrus, which was incorporated into English as Alexander. Ultimately the name derives from the Greek . Another, not nearly so common, Anglicisation of Alasdair is Allaster.