"Aleister" meaning in English

See Aleister in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈæl.i.stɚ/ [General-American], /ˈæl.i.stə/ [Received-Pronunciation]
enPR: ăl'-i-stər [General-American], ăl'-i-stə [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic Alasdair, from Norman French Alexandre or Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Ἀλέξανδρος}} Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Aleister
  1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, of rare usage, variant of Alastair. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (male given name): آلِيسْتَر (ʔālīstar) [masculine] (Arabic), Ալիստեր (Alister) (Armenian), Alister [masculine] (Azerbaijani), Алистър (Alistǎr) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 阿萊斯特 (Chinese Mandarin), 阿莱斯特 (Āláisītè) (Chinese Mandarin), ალისტერ (alisṭer) [masculine] (Georgian), Άλιστερ (Álister) [masculine] (Greek), אליסטר [masculine] (Hebrew), アレイスター (Areisutā) (Japanese), 알레이스터 (Alleiseuteo) (Korean), Alisters [masculine] (Latvian), Alisteris [masculine] (Lithuanian), Алистер (Alister) [masculine] (Macedonian), الیستر (alister) (Persian), ਐਲੇਸਟਰ (ailesṭar) [masculine] (Punjabi), А́листер (Álister) [masculine] (Russian), Алистер [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Alister [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), А́лістер (Álister) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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