Popular Names
ALISTAIR Name
| Name: | ALISTAIR |
| Gender: | Male |
| Origin/Usage: | Celtic/Gaelic, Irish, Scottish |
| Meaning: | Defender of men |
Alistair Cooke: "Who is this rare bird, perched at the eerie dead center of the world's hurricane, whom all men delight to praise? A Machiavelli with a Boy Scout's exterior? A gross flatterer? A Talleyrand subtler than Khrishna Menon? A monstrous appeaser? Clean is the word for Hammarskjold."