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Names similar to Alistair

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MissHenty · 03/10/2019 21:56

I love the name Alistair but can’t use it as it’s my nephew.

What I love about the name is that it’s a classic normal name but it has actually never been popular. I also love the nickname Ali.

From what I can see the name has never actually been in the Uk top 100 names (why not!! I can’t understand it) and the name is now close to number 500 in the name charts. Is there another equivalent name? All I can think of is Laurence. But I don’t like that as much. Anything else?

Names like Christopher aren’t the same as they were very popular in the 1980s

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alexdgr8 · 19/10/2019 01:08

Clement

WaxOnFeckOff · 19/10/2019 00:52

Euan
Owen
Austin
Martin
Craig
Robbie
Harvey
Gavin
Grant
Patrick

Mandatorymongoose · 18/10/2019 19:07

Claude
Hugh
Joel
Guy
Iain / Ian
Terry
Morgan (had a small spike but never above top 50)
Ross - as Morgan
Leonard/ Sidney (not popular since the maybe 1930?)
Walter / Victor - similar but maybe a little later

TillyTheTiger · 18/10/2019 18:43

Alistair was on our boys list, along with Dominic, Robert and Cameron.

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MissHenty · 18/10/2019 18:38

I agree about Nathan @Clayplease - it’s on a downward trajectory and now outside the top 100. Will add this to list.
Stuart I don’t really like. I knew it’s silly but it sounds like sewer to me. The name itself doesn’t conjure up a nice feeling

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Clayplease · 18/10/2019 18:28

Bit late to the thread, I also think Alistair is a great name. I also love Stuart. Again I can't understand why it isn't more popular. Also Nathan may be quite popular, I'm not sure, but another good probably underused name.

LostInTheColonies · 13/10/2019 22:49

Reuben

LostInTheColonies · 13/10/2019 22:48

If DD had been a boy:
Euan
Rory/Ruaidhri

Close contenders:
Rowan
Hector
Julian
Hamish
Angus

autumnleaves99 · 13/10/2019 21:57

What about Peter?

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MissHenty · 13/10/2019 21:53

@Dollywilde best of luck with the 2WW. I’ve been there many times - it’s a horrid 2 weeks. Fingers crossed for you

Rory is a GORGEOUS name and definitely on our list

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midsomermurderess · 05/10/2019 21:05

Alexander. Isn't Alastair a Scot's Gaelic form of that name?

CatRash · 05/10/2019 19:51

Alistair was on my list - others on my list are:-

Jasper
Jamie
Malachai
Micah
Lochlan (Lochi as a NN is pretty cool)

Ellmau · 05/10/2019 09:39

Edwin
Maurice
Gawain
Percival
Dexter
Apollo
Roderick

Ellmau · 05/10/2019 09:37

Ambrose
Amadeus
Wolfgang
Alban
Jasper
Jocelyn
Bevis
Simeon
Jared
Jethro
Malachi
Marcus
Job
Levi
Ranulph
Victor
Anselm
Eugene
Matthias
Phineas
Finbar
Saul
Solomon
Samson

Gotnopokerface · 05/10/2019 09:30

I love the name Fearghal.it has different spellings depending on where you live. love Fergus too.

Sparklypurpleunicornsaremyfav · 05/10/2019 08:36

There was somebody in my children's school called fergal (not sure about spelling sorry) he got a lot of great comments. I like James as you have quite a variety of nicknames, you don't get many Stewart'/stuarts any more, although it was popular when I was at school! 😂

stormsurfer · 05/10/2019 07:32

Frazer

17caterpillars1mouse · 05/10/2019 06:59

Michael
Ian
Nicholas

Jamhandprints · 05/10/2019 06:03

Cameron
Nicholas
Euan
Rowan
Felix

CurlyWurlyTwirly · 05/10/2019 05:52

3 syllables classic name with a nn a bit like Ali;

Jonathan, Jonty
Xavier, Xavi
Dominic, Dom
Christian, Chris
Gregory, Greg
Benjamin, Ben

stormsurfer · 05/10/2019 05:40

Alexander
Andrew
Fergus
Magnus
Malcolm
Murdo
Murray
Douglas
Dougal
Duncan
Hamish
Hector
Stuart
Robert
Gordon
Ronald
Campbell
Cameron
Hugh
Keir
Keith
Ross
Blair
Innes

LarkDescending · 05/10/2019 05:27

Angus
Benedict
Christian
Duncan
Edmund
Fergus
Graham
Jonas
Magnus
Marcus
Peter
Philip
Roland
Simon
Tristan
Victor

BikeRunSki · 04/10/2019 21:47

Giles
Martin
Adrian

Zitouna · 04/10/2019 21:29

I have an Alasdair Smile

Other suggestions
Alec
Adair
Gabriel
Michael
Alexander nn Sandy
James nn Jim

AdaColeman · 04/10/2019 18:34

Gordon
Ian
Neil
Bernard
Graham