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Is Alasdair old fashioned?

33 replies

OwlOffshore · 17/06/2015 19:39

Struggling with boys names here. DH keen on Alasdair but is it a bit old fashioned rather than classic?

We are in Scotland if that helps!

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KittyBennett · 17/06/2015 19:55

I prefer Alastair

Purplehonesty · 17/06/2015 19:53

I like it, it's my dad's name and I wanted to name ds after him but Dh didn't like it.
Nn can be ally/Ali

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 17/06/2015 19:52

It looks old fashioned with that spelling, somehow.

I prefer Alistair.

GoofyIsACow · 17/06/2015 19:51

I know two, 6&4

JasperDamerel · 17/06/2015 19:50

I know two under five at the moment.

Highlandbird · 17/06/2015 19:49

No it's a classic, I know a few of all different ages, including two babies.

Rivercam · 17/06/2015 19:47

Old fashioned names are fashionable!

A few years ago, I would have considered names such as Harry, George, Albert, etc were considered old fashioned, and now they are everywhere.

If you like the name, use it!

CaTsMaMmA · 17/06/2015 19:43

not Farquhar, or Finlay then? Or Crawford?

you probably never heard the Billy Connolly skit about Alasdair.... D-a-i-r