Alasdair?

[MrSpock]

This is the only name we can both agree on equally for a boy. We’re unsure which spelling to use but leaning to Alasdair.

What are people’s thoughts?

I'd go with Alistair

This was on our very short list for our dcs, though ultimately we went with other choices. If we had gone on to have a third, we would definitely have used it with the 'd' spelling.

It's lovely. I slightly prefer the Scottish spelling but either way it's a fantastic name that's underused.

I like Alistair best. Is it pronounced the same with a D?

They’re all pronounced the same, yeah. As far as I know!

I really like the name. A boy in my primary school class was called alistair (not sure of the spelling). His mum was Scottish. I don’t think I’ve really heard anyone else with the same name since.

I only know one Alasdair who was in my class at school. My mum also knew one when she was young. It seems timeless to me, well known but not overused. That’s one of the reasons I love it!

I actually pronounce them very slightly differently but both with a very soft d or t. There's not a Scottish and English version as such. The English version is Alexander. With a d is apparently closest to how it would be said/spelled from the original Gaelic.

All versions equally acceptable in Scotland :)