Names similar to Alistair

[MissHenty]

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

Conrad

Alexander surely?

Julian?

Dominic is the obvious one.

Nicholas
Patrick
Duncan

@MissHenty still TTC (spending far too much time on MN as a TWW distraction!) so unfortunately still hypothetical! But we’ve spent a fair amount of time on boys names when chatting as we are 100% the same on girls names but differ a lot on boys (hence why I make a point of scribbling one down on my phone when we agree...)

Felix is my pick not his - DH worries about the cat connotation but I pointed out we both like Tabitha for a girl so that argument doesn’t really work

This thread is actually really on point for our tastes so glad I posted as if we do get pregnant with a boy it’s a useful placemark ;)

Is this DC1 or are there any sibling names to match? I feel your pain with the nephew names - I loved Rory (worth a try for you but maybe too popular?) until my sister selfishly moved in with her boyfriend of the same name

Domnall (like Gleason) as an alternative to Dominic
Matthias
Nathaniel
Clement
Luke

Gordon
Ian
Neil
Bernard
Graham

I have an Alasdair

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

Giles
Martin
Adrian

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

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

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

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

Cameron
Nicholas
Euan
Rowan
Felix

Michael
Ian
Nicholas

Frazer

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! 😂

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

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

Edwin
Maurice
Gawain
Percival
Dexter
Apollo
Roderick

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

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

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

@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

What about Peter?

If DD had been a boy:
Euan
Rory/Ruaidhri

Close contenders:
Rowan
Hector
Julian
Hamish
Angus

Reuben