If you were to name your boy Alasdair, what would his nick name be? We are thinking of this name for our son but can not stand the thought of our boy being called Al (I know that some of you will respond that we should just insist that his name is Alasdair, however, my husband and I like nick names.) By the way, if you were to list three adjectives that come to mind when hearing the name Alasdair, what would they be? Thanks!
2007-02-03 07:02:14 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
It may aid you in Alasdair's pronunciation if I further explain the name Alasdair...it is the Scottish form of the name Alexander. You may be more familiar with the name Alistair which is the English form.
2007-02-04 09:48:45 · update #1
Kids might be too busy beating this kid up to think of snarky nicknames for him. Alasdair = British frail asthmatic. Poor kid.
2007-02-03 17:22:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Three adjectives that come to mind hearing the name Alasdair,
dork
nerd
girly
If you insist on naming your child this, remember to embroider kick me on the back of all his clothes because they kids are going to anyhow.
2007-02-03 11:31:11 · answer #2 · answered by RoS 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
IF I were to use that name, I would probably call him "dair". But, personally, I don't like that name. It's not a little boy's name to me. It's more of an old man's name. I picture an old grampa from a foreign country with an accent sitting around telling stories of the old country. Sorry, I'm not trying to be rude or offensive, just honest. Congratulations, though.
2007-02-03 08:05:49 · answer #3 · answered by chickmomma5 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I really do not like this name, sorry, I am not even sure I could pronounce it. When I look at it it looks like a girls name but it reminds me of Aladar from the Disney Dinosaur movie.
1.wimp
2.spoiled
3.bratty
2007-02-03 10:50:09 · answer #4 · answered by sassssy 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Arab, Wannabe, Pompous
Alasdair is not a cute name.
2007-02-03 10:35:46 · answer #5 · answered by RitzFitz29 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hed get Al or Ali, Dandare sprang to mind too.
2007-02-03 10:52:42 · answer #6 · answered by leigha 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If others shorten his name then I think "Alas" (pronounced like 'Alex' but with an "s") is lovely. In fact, I really like it a lot myself.
The name sounds British (I am thinking of Alistair Cooke) and to me signifies intellect and individuality. It actually means "protector" in Greek.
Cool name.
2007-02-03 07:10:56 · answer #7 · answered by Me, Thrice-Baked 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Dont like the name personally, sorry. You will hear AL all the time. It took me time just to figure out how to pronounce it
2007-02-03 07:08:48 · answer #8 · answered by notAminiVANmama 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I personally don't like it. But, nicknames could be:
-Allan
-Dale
This is a hard nicknaming name!!
3 Adjectives:
-Sratchy
-Dry
-Rude Foreigner
2007-02-03 11:50:40 · answer #9 · answered by Allgeier 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe Alec or Alex or Lad.
2007-02-03 11:47:14 · answer #10 · answered by LindaLou 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋