Allister

  • Boy
  • 8 letters
Gaelic Defender of man.
Greek Defender; protector of mankind.
Scottish Variant of Alexander 'defender of mankind.'.
Variant of Alexander
Famous bearer Alexander the Great.

Allister is a boy’s name of Gaelic, Greek and Scottish origin. Meaning in Gaelic: Defender of man. Meaning in Greek: Defender; protector of mankind. Meaning in Scottish: Variant of Alexander ‘defender of mankind.’. Allister is a variant of Alexander. Famous bearer: Alexander the Great. The name has 8 letters.

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Allene

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Celtic Gaelic Irish

Fair, good-looking. Feminine of Allen or variant of Helen. Bright. Beautiful.

Allie

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Arabic Celtic English French Gaelic

Greatest. A variant of Allah - the Supreme Being in the Muslim faith. Harmony, stone, or noble. Also fair, handsome. Originally a saint's name, it was reintroduced to Britain during the Norman Conquest, remained popular throughout the Middle Ages, and was revived in the 19th century. 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. A Scottish Gaelic variant of Alexander from the Greek meaning defender of man.

Allistir

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Defender; protector of mankind.

Ally

Unisex

Celtic English French Gaelic

Harmony, stone, or noble. Also fair, handsome. Originally a saint's name, it was reintroduced to Britain during the Norman Conquest, remained popular throughout the Middle Ages, and was revived in the 19th century. 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. A Scottish Gaelic variant of Alexander from the Greek meaning defender of man.

Allyn

Unisex

Celtic English Gaelic Irish

Handsome. Fair; handsome. Also both a diminutive of Albert (noble, bright) and an abbreviation of names beginning with Al-. Bright. Beautiful.