Alistair Explained
| Alistair |
| Gender: | Male |
| Language: | English |
| Language origin: | Scottish Gaelic |
| Origin: | Alasdair |
| Alternative Spelling: | Alister, Allister, Alyster, Alystair, Allystair, Allyster, Alastor, Allaster, Alasdair, Alastair, Allistier, Alisdair |
| Nickname: | Alis, Ally, Alex |
Alistair is a male given name. It is an anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic Alasdair. The latter is most likely a Scottish Gaelic variant 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]
People
Alastair
- Alastair Adams (born 1969), English artist
- Alastair Aiken, British YouTuber
- Alastair Aird (1931–2009), British royal courtier
- Alastair Bellingham (1938–2017), British haematologist
- Alastair Bray, Australian footballer
- Alastair Bruce of Crionaich (born 1960), British journalist, British Army reservist and officer of arms
- Alastair Burnet (1928 – 20 July 2012), British journalist and broadcaster
- Alastair Caldwell (born 1943), British-New Zealand motorsports manager
- Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair's former director of communications
- Alastair Chalmers (born 2000), British track and field hurdler
- Alastair Clarkson, head coach of Hawthorn Football Club
- Alastair Cook, English cricketer
- Alastair Crooke (born 1949), British diplomat
- Alastair Denniston (1881–1961), Scottish codebreaker and hockey player
- Alastair Duncan, several people
- Alastair Dunnett (1908–1998), Scottish journalist and newspaper editor
- Alastair Forsyth (born 1976), Scottish professional golfer
- 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 Goodlad (born 1943), British politician
- Alastair Greene (born 1971), American singer, guitarist, and songwriter
- Alastair Little (1950–2022), British chef, cookbook author and restaurateur
- Alastair Lynch (born 1968), Australian rules footballer
- Alastair Mackenzie, Scottish actor most famous for playing Archie MacDonald in Monarch of the Glen
- Alastair Morgan (born 1958), British diplomat
- Alastair Pilkington (1920–1995), British inventor, engineer, and businessman
- Alastair Redfern (born 1948), retired Church of England bishop
- Alastair Reid, several people
- Alastair Reynolds, Welsh science fiction author
- Alastair Riddell (born 1952), New Zealand singer-songwriter
- Alastair Robinson, Anglo-American field botanist
- Alastair Salvesen (born 1941), British billionaire businessman and heir
- Alastair Sim (1900–1976), comedy actor
- Alastair Sooke (born 1981), English art critic and broadcaster
- Al Stewart, Scottish singer-songwriter
- Alastair Stewart, ITV News presenter
- Alastair Storey (born 1953), Scottish businessman
- Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, a great-grandson of Queen Victoria
Alistair
- Alistair Abell, Canadian voice actor
- Alistair Appleton, television presenter
- Alistair Begg, American pastor, author, and speaker
- Alistair Brammer (born 1988), English actor
- Alistair Brownlee, British triathlete and Olympic gold medalist
- Alistair Bunkall (born 1982), British journalist
- Alistair Campbell, Zimbabwean cricketer
- Alistair Carmichael (born 1965), British politician
- Alistair Carns (born c. 1981), British politician and Royal Marines officer
- Alistair Cragg (born 1980), South African track and field athlete
- Alistair Cooke (1908–2004), journalist and broadcaster
- Alistair Darling (1953–2023), British politician
- Alistair Edwards (born 1968), Australian soccer player and coach
- Alistair Fruish, English filmmaker, writer and novelist
- Alistair Hargreaves, South African rugby player
- Alistair Hinton, Scottish composer
- Alistair Knox (1912–1986), Australian designer, builder and landscape architect
- 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, Dutch MMA fighter
- Alistair Petrie (born 1970), British actor
- Alistair Sinclair, computer scientist
- Alistair Strathern (born 1990), British politician
- Alistair Taylor (1935–2004), personal assistant to the Beatles' manager Brian Epstein
- Alistair Urquhart (1919–2016), Scottish businessman and the author
- Ally MacLeod (1931–2004) Scottish footballer and national team manager
- Ally McCoist, Scottish footballer
Allister
- Allister Adel (1976–2022), American district attorney
- Allister Bain (born 1935), Grenadian actor, playwright, and screenwriter
- Allister Brimble, British video game composer
- Allister Carter (born 1979), English snooker player
- 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
- Ally Hogg (born 1983), Scottish rugby union footballer
- Allister MacGillivray (born 1948), Canadian singer/songwriter, guitarist, and music historian
- Allister Miller (1892–1951), South African aviation pioneer, First World War pilot, politician and entrepreneur
- Allister Sparks (1933–2016), South African writer
- Allister Surette (born 1961), Canadian politician
- Allister Whitehead (born 1969 or 1970), British DJ, musician, remixer and record producer
Alister
- Alister Allan (born 1944), Scottish rifleman
- Alister Campbell (born 1959), Scottish rugby union player
- Alister Charlie (born 1977 or 1978), Guyanese politician
- Alister Clark (1864–1949), Australian rose breeder
- Alister Hardy (1896–1985), English marine biologist
- Alister Howden (1877–1938), New Zealand cricketer
- Alister Jack (born 1963), Scottish politician
- Alister MacKenzie (1870–1934), British golf course designer
- Alister McDermott (born 1991), Australian cricketer
- Alister McGrath (born 1953), Northern Irish theologian, priest, intellectual historian, scientist and Christian apologist
- Alister Watson (1908–1982), British mathematician
Aleister
- Aleister Black, Dutch professional wrestler
- Aleister Crowley (1875–1947), British occultist
Pseudonym
- Alastair (artist), 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 Deacon, a character in the British sitcom As Time Goes By
- Alistair Theirin, a character from the Dragon Age video game series
- Sir Alistair Hammerlock, a character from the Borderlands video game series
- Alistair Leslie Graham, better known as Ali G, one of three fictional characters created and portrayed 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
- Alastor "The Radio Demon", a mysterious powerful overlord in the Hazbin Hotel series by Vivienne Medrano
- Alistair Scott, a fictional wheelchair-using student appearing in the British sitcom, The Inbetweeners
- 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 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
- Aleister, Sterling Archer's butler in Season 11 of FXX's Archer
- Ser Alliser Thorne, master-of-arms in the Night's Watch in the A Song of Ice and Fire book series and Game of Thrones television series
- Alistar, a minotaur in the League of Legends game
- Alistair, a character in the film Wonder Woman 1984
Other use
- Cyclone Alistair, a moderate tropical cyclone that existed near Australia in April 2001.
See also
References
- Book: Hanks . P . Patrick Hanks . Hardcastle . K . Hodges . F . 2006 . 1990 . A Dictionary of First Names . Oxford Paperback Reference . 2nd . . Oxford . 978-0-19-861060-1 . H1 .
Notes and References
- [#H2|Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006)]
