Alystair - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Alystair \a-lys-tair, al(y)-stair\ is a variant of Alastair (Greek), and the meaning of Alystair is "man's defender".

The baby name Alystair sounds like Alysdair, Allystair and Alistair. Other similar baby names are Alasdair, Alyster, Allysdair, Allistair, Alistar, Alaistair, Alasteir, Alistir, Alistaire, Alisdair, Altair and Alltair.

Alystair is a very rare male first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Alystair. Compare Alystair with related baby names.