Aleister
English
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic Alasdair, from Norman French Alexandre or Latin Alexandrus, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GenAm" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: ăl'-i-stər, IPA(key): /ˈæl.i.stɚ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: ăl'-i-stə, IPA(key): /ˈæl.i.stə/
Proper noun
Aleister
- A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, of rare usage, variant of Alastair.
Translations
male given name
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