Question about a boy name.

Pathrell · March 2009

We had originally though of Alexander. But after much debate we decided on the English Variant of the Scottish version of Alexander (did I confuse you yet?). So, Alistair it is. Minor confusion on a good spelling though. Alasdair, Alistair or Alister? We're leaning towards Alistair, since it is the most popular. What do you ladies think? The nn would most likely be Ali, which is also an arabic name. (Fitting, since baby is part middle eastern)

AliciaSpring · March 2009

I think it is a very dominant name for a boy, and I like it.

lildutch · March 2009

I like Alistair or Alister. ?Alasdair seems like a bit of a complicated spelling. ?Good choice of name!

LMS05 · March 2009

I don't like the name, but I knew a little boy named Alistair. I like Alexander a lot more.?

CelticWife · March 2009

I like Alistair. It's not very common. Although I did immediately think of Harry Potter...

Poplin2007 · March 2009

Spell it the way it's supposed to be spelled. Alistair, I think? Alasdair looks made up.

ach427 · March 2009

CelticWife:
Alistair. Although I did immediately think of Harry Potter...

Me too, on both accounts. But I do LOVE Harry Potter!

Is Alastair an option? For some reason that makes more sense to me.?

jr_er@hotmail.com · March 2009

i like it

smismar · March 2009

I like Alistair! I've never read any of the HP stuff, so I didn't think of that. The only thing I thought of was the 80s show You Can't Do That on Television, but that's definitely not going to be an issue for your kid.

It's a good strong name. Good choice!