Alaxander

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

Proper noun

Alaxander m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Alexander

Descendants

• Irish: Alastar
• Manx: Alistair, Alister, Ollister
• Scottish Gaelic: Alasdair, Alastair
  • → English: Alastair, Alistair, Allistair, Allistaire, Allister
  • → Scots: Alistair

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
Alaxander (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	nAlaxander
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.