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What does Alastair mean?
Alastair 
as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Alastair) is of Scottish and Greek origin, and the meaning of Alastair is "man's defender". Scottish variant of Alistair, from Alexander. Most of the variants are different phonetic spellings of the name. TV commentator Alistair Cooke; actor Alistair Sim.
Variations
VARIANTS Al▼, Alasdair, Alasteir, Alaster, Alastor, Alaisdair, Alaistair, Alaister, Aleister, Alester, Alistair▲, Alistar, Alister, Allaistar, Allaster, Allastir, Allistair, Allister, Allistir, Allysdair, Allystair, Allyster, Alysdair, Alysdare, Alystair, Alyster
OTHER FORMS VIA ALEXANDER, ALISTAIR Alisdair, Alistaire, Alistir
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Alastair?
Alastair is an uncommonly occurring first name for men. Alastair is also an uncommon surname for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Alastair (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) are Alexander (#11 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Alistair (#1004), Alister (#1683) and Al. Usage of these relations of Alastair reached its highest 3 decades ago (MEDIAN #1369) and is somewhat lower today (#1174, DOWN 35%), with the version Al going out of style. Alistair is the most contemporarily stylish boy name here. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Abishai, Adair, Agustin, Alain, Alair, Alaire, Alamar, Alaric▲, Alavaro, Albain, Algar, Allain, Allgar (see Alger), Allston, Allstonn, Alltair, Allvar, Alomar, Alsten, Alstin, Alston, Alta, Altaer, Altair, Altayr, Alter, Alvar, Amasa, Amati, Amishar, Amitai, Anastagio, Anastas, Anastase, Anastasio, Anastasios, Anastasius (see Anastasios), Anastatius (see Anastasios), Anastice, Anastius, Anasto, Anastos, Anestis, Anstas, Aristio, Artair, Austin▼, Avishai, Avishar, Blair▼, Casimir▼, Casmir, Clair▼, Ellair, Kasimir, Katzir, Nasir▲, Slavomir, Vladamir, Vladimir, Wladimir and Yasir. These names tend to be more frequently used than Alastair.
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