Given name · Hebrew
אליסטר
“helper and defender of mankind”
אליסטר (Alister) is a masculine given name. It is used in Hebrew.
HebrewWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: Alistair.
Meaning & origin
What it means
אליסטר is Alister written in the Hebrew alphabet. Alister is a variant of Alastair. In Scottish use, Alastair carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Explained through its name family
אליסטר’s family of names
In Hebrew usage, אליסטר has a conventional equivalent in the English form Alistair. In Hebrew usage, אליסטר can be written in the Roman alphabet as Alister. In Hebrew usage, אליסטר has a conventional equivalent in the English form Aleister.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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