Given name · Russian
Алистер
“I defend”·“man, person”
Алистер (Álistɛr) is a masculine given name from Scottish Gaelic. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Alistair.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Алистер is built from elements meaning “I defend” and “man, person”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Алистер’s family of names
In Macedonian usage, Алистер has a conventional equivalent in the English form Alistair. In Russian usage, Алистер has a transliteration in Alister. In Macedonian usage, Алистер has a conventional equivalent in the English form Aleister.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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