"Alister" meaning in All languages combined

See Alister on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Variant of Allister. Head templates: {{en-prop}} Alister
  1. A male given name. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Alister-en-name-yDfLNrGi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Proper name [Manx]

Forms: Alistryn [genitive]
Etymology: From Old Irish Alaxander, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Etymology templates: {{inh|gv|sga|Alaxander}} Old Irish Alaxander, {{der|gv|la|Alexander}} Latin Alexander, {{der|gv|grc|Ἀλέξανδρος}} Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros) Head templates: {{head|gv|proper noun|genitive|Alistryn|g=m}} Alister m (genitive Alistryn)
  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Alexander Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Manx given names, Manx male given names Synonyms: Alistair, Ollister Derived forms: Callister (english: family name)
    Sense id: en-Alister-gv-name-sFBFx1wv Categories (other): Manx entries with incorrect language header

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