Alastar
Meaning of Alastar
Alastar, pronounced uh-LAS-tur, is the Scottish Gaelic reflex of Alexander, a name that journeyed from Greek Ἀλέξανδρος through the lingua franca of imperial Rome before anchoring in Highland soil; within its steady consonants lies the ancient charge “defender of men,” a phrase that marries the Roman ideal of virtus with Celtic images of sword-bearing clan chiefs. Throughout medieval charters and later Jacobite verse, Alastar served as a badge of patrician authority and scholarly learning, its Latinized pedigree lending gravitas even as its Gaelic timbre preserved regional pride. In present-day America the name surfaces only in a handful of birth records each year, a statistical whisper that shields it from over-familiarity and grants the bearer an immediate aura of cultivated rarity. Thus, for parents seeking a praenomen that fuses classical breadth with Highland resilience, Alastar offers a compelling synthesis—an onomastic bridge from Alexander the Great’s vast horizons to the rugged glens of Scotland, as if a Latin motto were etched into weathered granite beside a loch.
Pronunciation
English,Scottish Gaelic
- Pronunced as uh-LAS-tur (/əˈlæs.tər/)
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