- Boy
- 5 letters
Aleck is a boy’s name of Scottish origin. Meaning in Scottish: Abbreviation of Alexander ‘defender of mankind.’. The name has 5 letters.
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Alasdair
BoyGaelic Greek Scottish
A Scottish Gaelic variant of Alexander from the Greek meaning defender of man. Defender; protector of mankind. Variant of Alexander 'defender of mankind.'.
Alastair
BoyGaelic Greek Scottish
Variant of Alexander defender of mankind. Defender; protector of mankind. Defender of man.
Albany
BoyEnglish Latin Literary Scottish
From Albany (the city). From Albanus meaning 'of Alba', the ancient Latin city Alba Longa, whose name derives from albus meaning white. St Alban was Britain's first martyr. A literary name from Shakespeare's Tragedy of King Lear, where it belongs to duke of Albany. Derived from a former name for northern Scotland.
Alec
BoyEnglish Greek Scottish
Originally a diminutive of Alexander, now frequently used as an independent name, Alec became very popular in the middle of the 20th century because of British actor Sir Alec Guinness. Defender of men; protector of mankind. Abbreviation of Alexander 'defender of mankind.'.
Alison
UnisexEnglish French German Irish Scottish Teutonic
Of the nobility. From the German Adalheidis meaning nobility, and the French Adeliz which is a form of Adelaide. A 13th century variant of Alice meaning nobility. Now particularly popular in Scotland. Sweet. Honest. Scottish form of Louise: battle famous. Variant of Alice. Of holy fame.
Alistair
BoyGaelic Greek Scottish
A Scottish Gaelic variant of Alexander from the Greek meaning defender of man. .Variant of Alexander: Defender of men; ruler. Also means avenger. Variant of Alexander 'defender of mankind.'.
Alistaire
BoyGaelic Scottish
Variant of Alexander defender of mankind. Variant of Alexander 'defender of mankind.'.
Alister
BoyGaelic Greek Scottish
Variant of Alexander defender of mankind. Defender; protector of mankind. Variant of Alexander 'defender of mankind.'.