Alasdair

Scottish variation of Alexander

"defending men"

Alasdair Origin and Meaning

The name Alasdair is a boy's name of Scottish, Scottish Gaelic origin meaning "defending men".

In this country, more recognizable with the Alistair spelling.

Alasdair Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 785 on Nameberry

Alasdair Popularity

• 785 Nameberry 2024
• 169 Scotland 2023

20 Names Similar to Alasdair

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Alasdair.

• Alastair
• Alistair
• Sinclair
• Alaric
• Mairi
• Innes
• Hamish
• Emrys
• Aurelius
• Caelan
• Arran
• Ciaran
• Abraxas
• Balthasar
• Constantine
• Angus
• Percival
• Evander
• Auberon
• Adair

Famous People Named Alasdair

• Alasdair Óg Mac Domhnaill Lord of Islay and chief of Clann Domhnaill
• Alasdair Roberts Scottish folk musician
• Alasdair Chalmers MacIntyre Scottish philosopher
• Alasdair Gray Scottish novelist
• Alasdair Mac Colla soldier in Scottish folklore
• Alasdair David Gordon Milne Scottish former Director,General of the BBC
• Alasdair Strokosch Scottish rugby union player
• Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair Scottish poet
• Alasdair Gillis Canadian actor (You Can't Do That on Television")
• Alasdair Stuart three,time Hugo finalist and co,owner of Escape Artists Podcast Network