Alasdair

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• Alastair

Etymology

From Old Irish Alaxander, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρός (andrós), genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

Pronunciation

• (Lewis) IPA^(key): /ˈal̪ˠəs̪t̪əð/
• (Uist) IPA^(key): /ˈal̪ˠəs̪t̪ɪɾʲ/
• (Barra, Tiree) IPA^(key): [ˈe̯æl̪ˠəs̪t̪æɾʲ~ˈe̯æl̪ˠəs̪t̪æʒ] (as if spelled Ealasdair)

Proper noun

Alasdair m

1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexander

Descendants

• → English: Alastair, Alistair, Allistair, Allistaire, Allister, Alastor
• → Scots: Alistair

Mutation

Mutation of A

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
A	n-A	h-A	t-A

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.