Aleister

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Aleister

/ˈæl.i.stɚ/ US
/ˈæl.i.stə/ UK

Where it comes from

From Scottish Gaelic Alasdair, from Norman French Alexandre or Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

proper noun

A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, of rare usage, variant of Alastair.

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name male given name

한국어	알레이스터 Alleiseuteo
日本語	アレイスター Areisutā
中文	阿萊斯特 /阿莱斯特 Āláisītè
Ελληνικά	Άλιστερ Álister
Русский	А́листер Álister
العربية	آلِيسْتَر ʔālīstar
עברית	אליסטר

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"Aleister." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aleister. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

"Aleister." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aleister.

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@misc{aleister_2026,
  title = {Aleister},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aleister},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}