Given name · also Irish
Ollister
“I defend”
Ollister is a masculine given name from Old Irish, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Manx.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Ollister comes from Old Irish, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Manx usage, Ollister developed from Alexander. In Manx usage, Ollister developed from Ἀλέξανδρος.
Ollister’s family of names
In Manx usage, Ollister developed from the Latin form Alexander. In Manx usage, Ollister has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Alejandro. In Manx usage, Ollister has a conventional equivalent in the English form Alexander.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ollister has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Ollister comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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