Alaster

Where Alaster comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Alaster.

  • Scottish Gaelic
Alaster through the years
  1. 1998
    First appearance
    #9,631 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2024
    Peak, #5,659
    16 babies named Alaster, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, variant of Alistair.
Namesakes

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