Both my husband and I have scottish roots and would like to name our baby boy something traditionally scottish. We both like the name Alastair. Do you consider it a scottish name? Is it a popular name in Scotland? Is it a weird name in Scotland? What are it's connotations? Thanks for any advice. No Americans answering, please!
2007-03-17 05:11:28 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
Common enough name in Scotland. Quite a good choice.
2007-03-17 05:16:25 · answer #1 · answered by 👑 Hypocrite 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am not a Scot, but my husband is. Alistair is indeed a Scottish name, though I can't say I personally love it. Have you ever considered a geographical type name that relates to Scotland? For instance, my husband loves the name Arran (spelled that way)... as in the isle off the coast of Scotland. There are plenty of cities, hills, lakes, etc that offer really cool names. Break out a map and have a peek!
the isle of Skye
electric Brae
Of course those are both girl names, but just a couple examples. So many possibilities.
2007-03-20 14:17:44 · answer #2 · answered by Sweet November 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alastair is one of the most popular names in Scotland and is not considered weird at all . My partner and son are named Alexander and the Galic form to that is Alistair...Both name in my opinion are great ? I am also Scottish.
2007-03-18 13:51:54 · answer #3 · answered by vintagechic1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi I'm Scottish...
Alastair is not my fave of name but it's ok! I think that's because I've known 2 and both have been fools (Sorry that has tainted my view of the name!)
Saying that i'm in my 30's and only ever know 2!
2007-03-19 09:51:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well my hubby is Scottish and He has Kenneth so any thing is better that the name he has :) Alastair is nice, at the end of the day its your baby not ours. Good luck with the baby
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2007-03-17 10:51:31 · answer #5 · answered by Pinkflower 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alastair, is a great Scottish name, a lot of famous people with that name, you will do well to pick that.
I'm from Scotland
2007-03-17 11:27:45 · answer #6 · answered by **ZARA** 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, I am American.
BUT...
I watch a lot of British television and movies, and Alastair is a very common first name with Scottish actors. Supposing this is roughly representative of the general population, it is a perfectly normal name. I also think it is a really nice name!
2007-03-17 05:46:05 · answer #7 · answered by tertiahibernica 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Alastair is a good Scottish name. Nothing weird about it at all.
2007-03-18 23:13:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm Scottish, i think Alastair is definitely traditional rather than modern. You can also spell it Alasdair.
There are plenty Gaelic and other traditional names to choose from - but Alastair is just fine if that's the perfect one for you!
2007-03-17 22:54:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am from Scotland and Alistair is a scottish name as is Alisdair .. not as Scottish as Jimmy though :)
2007-03-17 06:36:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋