Alastair

Alastair

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name = Alastair


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meaning = Protector
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origin = Greek
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Alastair is a common male first name.

Meaning and origin

"Alastair" has Greek origins, meaning "protector of men". "Alastair" is the anglicized form of the Scottish "Alasdair", [ [http://www.whoisalastair.com www.whoisalastair.com] ] which is the Scottish (Gaelic) version of Alexander.

Variations

Variations of Alastair include [ [http://www.behindthename.com/ Behind the Name - the Etymology and History of First Names ] ] [ [http://www.babynamesworld.com 27,000 Baby Names, Meanings and Origins at Baby Names World ] ] :

* Alastair
* Alasdair
* Alasdhair
* Alasteir
* Alastar
* Alaster
* Alastor
* Alaisdair
* Alaistair
* Alaister
* Aleister
* Alester
* Alistair
* Alistar
* Alister
* Allaistar
* Allaster
* Allastir
* Allistair
* Allister
* Allistir
* Allysdair
* Allystair
* Allyster
* Alysdair
* Alysdare
* Alystair
* Alyster

Famous people with the first name "Alastair"

*Alistair Appleton, Television host
*Alistair Overeem, MMA Fighter
*Aleister Crowley, British occultist
* Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair's former director of communications
* Alastair Baxter, Australian rugby player [ [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=2252 http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=2252] ]
* Alastair Cook English cricketer
* Alistair Cooke (1908-2004), journalist and broadcaster [ [http://www.abc.net.au/science/slab/cooke/biog.htm www.abc.net.au] ]
* Alistair Darling, British politician (Secretary of State for Trade and Industry from May 2006 to June 2007, Chancellor of the Exchequer from June 2007) [ [http://www.number10.gov.uk/output/Page1386.asp www.number10.gov.uk] ]
* Alastair Finlan, Professor of strategical studies and military culture at the University of Wales - Aberystwyth, member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies
*Alastair Foley, Actor, Played the bassist in the Academy Award Winning Motion Picture Once
* Alasdair Gillis (1971-), Canadian child actor
* Alastair Sim (1900 - 1976), comedy actor [ [http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/scotland/greatscots.html www.geo.ed.ac.uk] ]
* Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught (formerly Prince Alastair of Connaught; 1914–1943), a great-grandson of Queen Victoria
* Alistair Taylor, personal assistant to Beatles manager Brian Epstein.
* Alastair Reynolds, Welsh science fiction author
* Alasdair MacIntyre, Scottish moral philosopher
* Alistair MacLean, Scottish novelist
* Alastair Miles English bass
* Alister MacKenzie, British golf course designer

References

* [http://www.thinkbabynames.com www.thinkbabynames.com]
* [http://www.mytopbabyboynames.com Baby Boy Names]
* [http://www.first-symptom-of-pregnancy.com/birth/Baby-Boy-Names.aspx Baby Boy Names]


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