Alistair
English
/ˈæl.i.stɚ/, /ˈæl.i.stə/
proper noun
Etymology
Borrowed from Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic Alasdair (Alexander) derived from Norman Alexandre derived from Latin Alexandrus derived from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (the man who repels, Alexander).
Origin
Ancient Greek
Ἀλέξανδρος
Gloss
the man who repels, Alexander
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Alastair English
- Aleister English
- Alex English
- Allistair English
- Allistaire English
- Alexander Latin
- Alexandrus Latin
- Alejandro Spanish, Castilian
- ἀνήρ Ancient Greek
- Ἀλέξανδρος Ancient Greek
- Ἀλεξάνδρεια Ancient Greek
- Ἀλεξανδρῖνος Ancient Greek
- *h₂lek- Proto-Indo-European
- *lewk- Proto-Indo-European
- إِسْكَنْدَر Arabic
- إِسْكَنْدَر Arabic
- الإسكندر Arabic
- Alexandre Catalan, Valencian
- اسکندر Persian
- Αλέξανδρος Greek (modern)
- Alaxander Old Irish
- Alasdair Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- Alexandre Norman
- Leka Albanian
- ꜣrwksjndrs Egyptian
- Олександръ Old East Slavic