Alastair
Gaelic name variant
Alastair is a Scottish form of the name Alexander, meaning "defender of the people." Like its variants Alasdair and Alister, it remains most common in Scotland and among families of Scottish descent.
The name carries a traditional, somewhat formal air: Alastair was named after his grandfather.
Named elevated regions
- bagpipesDroning wind instrument
- tartanPatterned clan fabric
- kiltWrapped Highland garment
- GaelicCeltic linguistic tradition
Edinburgh · Glasgow · Loch Ness · thistle · clan · ceilidh · haggis · whisky
Of one's forebears
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- forebearsAncestral family members
clan · roots · family · descent · legacy · inheritance · tradition · kinship
Highlands
Named elevated regions
Gaelic · Edinburgh · Glasgow · Loch Ness · thistle · clan · ceilidh · haggis · whisky · Burns
ancestral
Of one's forebears
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
forebears · clan · roots · family · descent · legacy · inheritance · tradition · kinship · diaspora
aristocratic
Of hereditary nobility
- lordlyNoble and condescending
- distinguishedNotable and respected
- lairdScottish landed gentleman
highborn · patrician · genteel · courtly · chivalrous · gallant · knightly · honorable · titled · peerage
Crowley
- protagonistStory's central figure
- DickensSurname of Victorian novelist
- fictionalNot real, invented
character · hero · gentleman · Victorian · British · dashing · debonair · refined · cultured · eloquent