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Aleister.

A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, of rare usage, variant of Alastair.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈæl.i.stɚ/General-American/ˈæl.i.stə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, of rare usage, variant of Alastair.

Where this word comes from

From Scottish Gaelic Alasdair, from Norman French Alexandre or Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.