"Alastor" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Alastor
  1. (Greek mythology) Any of several characters in Greek mythology, variously spirit, human, a horse of the underworld. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology
    Sense id: en-Alastor-en-name-FF3l9IHe Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic Alasdair, Alastair, from Old Irish Alaxander. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|gd|Alasdair}} Scottish Gaelic Alasdair, {{der|en|sga|Alaxander}} Old Irish Alaxander Head templates: {{en-prop}} Alastor
  1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Alastor-en-name-0fd-flS5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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