Alistair
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 Alexander, which was incorporated into English in the same form as Alexander. The deepest etymology is the Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (man-repeller): ἀλέξω (repel) + ἀνήρ (man), "the one who repels men", a warrior name. Another, not nearly so common, Anglicization of Alasdair is Allaster.[1]
| Pronunciation | RP /ˈæl.i.stə/ GenAm /ˈæl.i.stɚ/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Masculine |
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Scottish Gaelic |
| Word/name | Alasdair |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Alis, Ally |
People
Alastair
- Alastair, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1914–1943), a great-grandson of Queen Victoria
- Alastair Bray, Australian footballer
- Alastair Aiken, British youtuber
- Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair's former director of communications
- Alastair Clarkson, head coach of Hawthorn Football Club
- Alastair Cook, English cricketer
- Alastair Fothergill, British film producer, best known for BBC nature documentaries
- Alastair Gillespie, former Canadian politician who held several cabinet positions in the 1970s
- Alastair Mackenzie, Scottish actor most famous for playing Archie MacDonald in Monarch of the Glen
- Alastair Reynolds, Welsh science fiction author
- Alastair Robinson, Anglo-American field botanist
- Alastair Sim (1900–1976), comedy actor
- Alastair Sooke (born 1981), English art critic and broadcaster
- Al Stewart, Scottish-Born Singer-Songwriter
- Alastair Stewart, ITV News presenter
Alistair
- Alistair Abell, Canadian voice actor
- Alistair Appleton, television presenter
- Alistair Begg, American pastor, author, and speaker
- Alistair Brownlee, British triathlete and Olympic gold medalist
- Alistair Campbell, Zimbabwean cricketer
- Alistair Carmichael, British politician
- Alistair Cooke (1908–2004), journalist and broadcaster
- Alistair Darling, British politician
- Alistair Hargreaves, South African rugby player
- Alistair MacLean (1922–1987), Scottish novelist
- Alistair MacLeod (1936–2014), Canadian novelist, short story writer and academic
- Alistair McGowan, English impressionist and comedian
- Alistair McGregor, Scottish field hockey goalkeeper
- Alistair Overeem, MMA fighter
- Alistair Sinclair, computer scientist
- Alistair Taylor (1935–2004), personal assistant to the Beatles' manager Brian Epstein
- Ally MacLeod (1931–2004) Scottish footballer and national team manager
- Ally McCoist, Scottish footballer
Allister
- Allister Coetzee (born 1963), South African rugby union coach and former player
- Allister de Winter (born 1968), Australian retired cricketer
- Allister Grosart (1906–1984), Canadian politician
- Allister Heath (born 1978), British business journalist and commentator
- Allister Hogg (born 1983), Scottish rugby union footballer
- Allister Miller (1892–1951), South African aviation pioneer, First World War pilot, politician and entrepreneur
- Allister Surette (born 1961), Canadian politician
- Allister Carter (born 1979), English snooker player
- Allister Sparks (1933–2016), South African writer
Alister
- Alister MacKenzie (1870–1934), British golf course designer
- Alister McGrath (born 1953), Northern Irish theologian, priest, intellectual historian, scientist and Christian apologist
Aleister
- Aleister Black, Dutch professional wrestler
- Aleister Crowley (1875–1947), British occultist
Pseudonym
- Alastair, pseudonym of Hans Henning Otto Harry Baron von Voigt, a German artist
In fiction
- Alastair, a demon on the television series Supernatural
- Alastair Caine, a demon on the television series Charmed
- Alastair Carstairs, a Shadowhunter in Cassandra Clare's The Last Hours trilogy
- Alistair Cheng, a character in the Crazy Rich Asians novel as well as the film adaptation
- Alistair, a main character from the video game Dragon Age: Origins
- Alistair Leslie Graham, better known as Ali G, one of three fictional characters created and acted by Sacha Baron Cohen
- Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, Brigadier of UNIT on British science fiction show Doctor Who
- Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, a character in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
- Alistair Smythe, a Spider-Man villain
- Alistair Crane, a villainous patriarch and businessman on TV's Passions
- Alistair Oh, the Uncle from the 39 Clues series
- Alistair Ryle, a character in the play Posh (play) and film The Riot Club
- Alistair Krei, a Big Hero 6 character
- Alastair, family name of characters in three Georgette Heyer romance novels, These Old Shades, Devil's Cub and An Infamous Army
- Alistair, a character from the Twilight book and film series
- General Alister Azimuth, a character from Ratchet & Clank
- Allister, the Ghost type gym leader of Stow-on-Side in Pokémon Shield
- Aleister, a mage-type character in Arena of Valor
See also
Citations
- Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 399.
References
- Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
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