About Macalister
The name Macalister is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Mac Alasdair, meaning "son of Alasdair." Alasdair is the Scottish form of the name Alexander, which is derived from the Greek name Alexandros, meaning "defender of men" or "protector." Therefore, the name Macalister can be interpreted to mean "son of Alexander" or "son of the defender/protector of men."
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Most individuals with the name Macalister are male.
The popularity of the name has decreased by -16.67% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Macalister in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Macalister using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.