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 [ 3 syll. a-lis-tai(r), al-ista-ir ] The boy name Alistair is pronounced as AELahSTEHR KEY. Alistair is used chiefly in the English and Scottish languages, and its origin is varied. The name is Anglicized from the Gaelic Alasdair, itself a Scottish form of Alexander, a popular name in Scotland. It was adopted by the Lowland Scots by the 17th century, and spread beyond Scotland and Ireland by the 19th century. The form Allaster was popularized in the 19th century when it appeared as the name of a minstrel in Sir Walter Scott's novel Rob Roy (1817). The name Alastrina (Irish, Scottish, and Spanish) is the female form of Alistair. Al (English), Alasdair (Scottish), Alastar (Irish), Alaster (English and Scottish), Alastor (English), Alisdair (English and Scottish), Alister (Scottish and English), and Allaster (English and Scottish) are variants of Alistair. Other forms of Alistair include the pet form Aly (English and Scottish), and the variant spellings Alastair (English and Scottish), Aleister (English), Alistaire (English), and Allister (English). See also the related form, Alexander (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic). Alistair is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In 2008, out of the group of boy names directly linked to Alistair, Alexander (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic) was the most widely used. Baby names that sound like Alistair include Alastair (Scottish and English), Alistaire (English), Alasdair (Scottish), Alaster (English and Scottish), Alastor (English), Aleister (English), Alisdair (English and Scottish), Alister (Scottish and English), Allaster (English and Scottish), Allister (English), Alastar (Irish), and Alexandor (English). Details of famous persons named Alistair: KEY: Pronunciation for Alistair: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)"   |
