Alasdair
Alasdair is a Scottish Gaelic given name. The name is a Gaelic form of Alexander which has long been a popular name in Scotland. The personal name Alasdair is often Anglicised as Alistair, Alastair, and Alaster.[1]
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Scottish Gaelic |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Scottish Gaelic form of Alexander - meaning "defender of man" |
| Other names | |
| See also | Alexander, Alistair, Alastair, Alaster, Alister, Allister, Alisdair |
People named Alasdair
- Alasdair A. K. White, British management theorist
- Alasdair Allan, Scottish politician
- Alasdair Alpin MacGregor, Scottish writer and photographer
- Alasdair and Hetty Tayler, British historical writers
- Alasdair Clayre, British author and broadcaster
- Alasdair Dickinson, Scottish rugby union coach
- Alasdair Duncan, Australian author and journalist
- Alasdair Fotheringham, British journalist
- Alasdair Fraser, Scottish fiddler and composer
- Alasdair Gillis, Canadian TV host
- Alasdair Graham, Canadian politician
- Alasdair Gray, Scottish writer and artist
- Alasdair Hutton, British writer and narrator
- Alasdair Kent, British-Australian opera singer
- Alasdair Locke, Scottish businessman
- Alasdair Mac Colla, 17th-century military officer
- Alasdair MacIntyre, Scottish-American philosopher
- Alasdair Mackenzie, Scottish farmer and politician
- Alasdair MacLean, singer and guitarist
- Alasdair Maclean, Scottish poet and writer
- Alasdair MacMhaighstir Alasdair, Scottish war poet and satirist
- Alasdair McDonnell, Irish politician
- Alasdair Middleton, British opera singer
- Alasdair Milne, British TV producer
- Alasdair Monk, English footballer
- Alasdair Morgan, Scottish politician
- Alasdair Morrison, Scottish politician
- Alasdair Morrison, Scottish banker
- Alexander of Argyll, Scottish magnate
- Alexander Ranaldson Macdonell, Scottish clan chief
- Alasdair Roberts, Canadian academic
- Alasdair Roberts, Scottish folk musician
- Alasdair Saksena, the finest Alasdair
- Alasdair Sinclair, Emmerdale character played by Ray Coulthard
- Alasdair Smith, international economist
- Alasdair Strokosch, Scottish rugby union player
- Alasdair Grant Taylor, Scottish artist and sculptor
- Alasdair Urquhart, Scottish philosopher
- Alasdair Webster, Australian politician
- Alasdair White, Scottish folk musician
- Alasdair Whittle, British archaeologist
See also
- Sgurr Alasdair, the highest peak on the Isle of Skye
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