Alister
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See also: A-lister
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Variant of Allister.
Proper noun[edit]
Alister
- A male given name.
Manx[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish Alaxander, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).
Proper noun[edit]
Alister m (genitive Alistryn)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Alexander
Derived terms[edit]
- Callister (family name)
Categories:
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English given names
- English male given names
- Manx terms inherited from Old Irish
- Manx terms derived from Old Irish
- Manx terms derived from Latin
- Manx terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Manx lemmas
- Manx proper nouns
- Manx masculine nouns
- Manx given names
- Manx male given names