Alasdair
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Scottish Gaelic [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Irish Alaxander, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρός (andrós), genitive of ἀνήρ (anēr, “man”).
Proper noun [edit]
Alasdair m
- A male given name, Scottish Gaelic equivalent of Alexander.
Descendants [edit]
- Anglicized forms: Alastair, Alistair, Allistair, Allistaire, Allister
