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"etymology_text": "From Scottish Gaelic Alasdair, from Norman Alexandre or Latin Alexandrus, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).",
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔālīstar",
"sense": "male given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "آلِيسْتَر"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "Alister",
"sense": "male given name",
"word": "Ալիստեր"
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "male given name",
"word": "阿萊斯特"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "Āláisītè",
"sense": "male given name",
"word": "阿莱斯特"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "male given name",
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "alisṭer",
"sense": "male given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ალისტერ"
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"lang": "Greek",
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "male given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "אליסטר"
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "Arisutea",
"sense": "male given name",
"word": "アリステア"
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "Alleiseuteo",
"sense": "male given name",
"word": "알레이스터"
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"code": "lv",
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"sense": "male given name",
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"word": "Alisters"
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"sense": "male given name",
"tags": [
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"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
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"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "alister",
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"code": "pa",
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"roman": "ailesṭar",
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],
"word": "ਐਲੇਸਟਰ"
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"lang": "Russian",
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"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "male given name",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "Алистер"
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"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "male given name",
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"Received-Pronunciation"
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"Received-Pronunciation"
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},
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"name": "m"
},
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"3": "",
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}
],
"etymology_text": "From Scottish Gaelic Alasdair, from Norman Alexandre or Latin Alexandrus, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).",
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"Received-Pronunciation"
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"code": "ar",
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"roman": "ʔālīstar",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "آلِيسْتَر"
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "Alister",
"sense": "male given name",
"word": "Ալիստեր"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "male given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Alister"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "Alistǎr",
"sense": "male given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Алистър"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "male given name",
"word": "阿萊斯特"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "Āláisītè",
"sense": "male given name",
"word": "阿莱斯特"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "male given name",
"word": "Alistair"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "alisṭer",
"sense": "male given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ალისტერ"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "Álister",
"sense": "male given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Άλιστερ"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "male given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "אליסטר"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "Arisutea",
"sense": "male given name",
"word": "アリステア"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "Alleiseuteo",
"sense": "male given name",
"word": "알레이스터"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "male given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Alisters"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "male given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Alisteris"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "Alister",
"sense": "male given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Алистер"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "alister",
"sense": "male given name",
"word": "الیستر"
},
{
"code": "pa",
"lang": "Punjabi",
"roman": "ailesṭar",
"sense": "male given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ਐਲੇਸਟਰ"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "Álister",
"sense": "male given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "А́листер"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "male given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Алистер"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "male given name",
"word": "Alister"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "Álister",
"sense": "male given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "А́лістер"
}
],
"word": "Alistair"
}
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