How do you pronounce

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Alistair?
Our 9 week old is Alistair and there's been some real variation in how people are saying it.

Allah-Ster.

I get irrationally annoyed when people don't pronounce the Rs in words that clearly have them. I know it's a regional thing but...Jesus Christ, there's an R right fucking there, why won't you pronounce it? What's wrong with you? Do you have a lisp or what?

I didn't think it was a particularly "posh" name and I'm worried we've saddled him with something people think is poncey or try hard

It’s news to me that it’s a posh name and I’m Scottish! Every Alastair I’ve ever met has been an “Ally” (pronounced Ali)

Al-i-stuh

SE

Al-is-ta / al-is-ter depending on where in my region you are. Northern here.

Ah-lis-tir

Btw I'm Scottish and can't wrap my head around this "stair" business. Really?? As in bear, care, dare etc?

Alistuh or Alistair depending who I'm with.
(posh London connections and Ayrshire connections)

My dad is Alistair, he is a scot, and his name is pronounced Ali-stuh.
I was never very keen on it but I LOVE the name now and get quite regretful about fact I didn't use it for one of my boys (although even if i had loved it back then ex-H would never have agreed)

Al-iss-tuh (London). I'd pronounce all spelling variants (Alistair, Alastair, Alasdair, Aleister) the same way.

DH pronounces it Alice-stuh and it's one of his names (he is of Scottish descent but not Scottish himself, named after a relative who was though)

A-lis-tair.

I've got an Alasdair - I pronounce it Alasdair.
It's kind of a cross between a d and a t!

@8DaysAWeek Btw I'm Scottish and can't wrap my head around this "stair" business. Really?? As in bear, care, dare etc?

Oh thank heavens... I thought I was going mad as I've never pronounced or heard it pronounced as anything other than Ah-lis-tir & have spent the best part of 10mins saying it over & over again checking I was right 🙈

Ah-liss-stur

Ali stur

Yeah I say A-liss-stair and am in the SE.

Ah-lis-tur

Alistuh.

But I have heard Alist-aaair even here in Australia, but primarily when the name is spelt Alasdair.

I'd say Aliss-tur as well.

Al uh stair.
Alister or Allister would be Al ih stuh.

I would never pronounce the end as "stair". I would say it like Allister

It's a lovely name, not too posh and if it is he can call himself "Al"

Generally, if I see the name written down, I would say 'Allistuh" in my head, but I did know an Alistair once who pronounced it 'stair' so I did too in his case!

All-iss-tur

My boy is Alistair. I love it, everyone always compliments it. He is either Ali or Alicat!