Alistair Meaning

What does Alistair mean?

The name Alistair is of Scottish origin.

The meaning of Alistair is "defender of mankind".

Alistair is generally used as a boy's name.

It consists of 8 letters and 3 syllables and is pronounced A-lis-tair.

Alistair is a variant of Alastair. See Alastair for further details.

Alistair is a name with class.

A wonderfully distinctive name.

Alistair has no variant spellings.

Some famous bearers of this name include: Alistair Brammer, and Alistair Petrie.

In the U.S. in 2018, it ranked 1,004 in baby name popularity for boys with 204 occurrences. Less than 5 girls were given the name.

In contrast, the year before it ranked 928 in baby name popularity for boys with 225 occurrences. Less than 5 girls were given the name.

The trend's your friend. See how Alistair has changed in popularity since 1880 by visiting the Alistair Name Popularity Page.

Alistair is a variant of Alastair.

What will your new littleAlistair be like?

It may all be in the numbers.

The numbers that make up your child's name.

Numerology may give you some insight.

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