Alistair

to defend
Scottish

Overview

Alistair is a boy's name rooted in Gaelic. The name is traditionally understood to mean “to defend”. It travels well — written natively in Japanese, Russian, Arabic and Chinese, and more.

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Meaning

to defend

Origin

Scottish

Alistair in other languages

  • Japaneseアリステア
  • RussianАлистер
  • Arabicأليستير
  • Chinese阿利斯泰尔

Numerology

8

The name Alistair carries numerology number 8. (For entertainment.)

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