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I love this name. It constantly almost makes it into the top 10 of my favorite boy's names, it's definitely in the top 20 for me.

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I go back and forth about spelling but right now I currently prefer Alastair.

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My favourite spelling is Alastair.

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I pronounce them all AL-a-ster.

I love this name, one of my top favorites... though I'm not sure we can use it for a child after romancing Alistair in Dragon Age, lol. I leans slightly towards spelling it Alistair but I love both.

I used to really like Alistair, but my preference has shifted to Alasdair. Alistair seems a bit whiny and pretentious, whereas Alasdair has a romantic, "moors and castle" Scottish* vibe going on.

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I realize that they're all Scottish. This spelling just makes me think of the wilds of Scotland more...or something?

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I guess my ranking would be: Alasdair, Alastair, Alistair

I definitely prefer Alistair. I think it's more energetic. Alistair is AL-ih-STAYR and Alastair is AL-uh-STAYR. My favorite is Alister because it takes away my desire to over emphasize the end...

It's a very handsome name. I prefer the Alastair spelling but I pronounce both the same - AL a sta

I personally deem Alistair looks and sounds much better than Alastair.

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I like it. Sometimes it feels dated to me though, and Alexander will always be classic so I prefer it. I pronounce it with 3 syllables al-is-tair, but it comes out more like al-is-dair, which is one reason why I prefer the spelling Alasdair, and Dair (Dare) makes a cute nickname.

I pronounce both spellings the same way.

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I used Alastair as my son's 2nd mn, because the two friends we were honouring both spell it that way. I prefer Alistair because the Ai-ai sequence pleases me, and it looks lighter, but it's no big deal.

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I like the name a lot, with or without friends! It's got a cheerful, energetic Scottish vibe that's really attractive.

Prefer the Allister spelling with pronunciation as written: AL-is-ter

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I know this is originally a classic Scottish FN, but the Ali-stair spelling makes me think of the Arabic FN Ali in a certain obvious way and that's not really what I like.

Hi Danno !!!

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Personally I like all the spelling of this name!!

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Alasdair, Alastair, Alistair, Allister, Alister, Alistar...

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They are all fascinating and very strong!

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But if I have to choose.. Alasdair!
And Alastair for the second choice.

I have Alasdair on my list. I just like the dair ending. I don't really say them that differently, but I like the softer look and sound. I like the name, it's not at the top of my list, but handsome and sophisticated. Masculine but not overly so or too harsh.

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If I had to choose between the two, I'd probably go for Alastair. It just looks more fulled out and more aestheitcally pleasing to my eyes.

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I say Al-uh-stuh for all the spellings, except Alasdair is slightly more Al-uh-sduh, but not noticibly different.

I like Alistair, but not a fan of Alastair, as a spelling.