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Alastar
This is probably very confusing but hopefully some of you will be able to help me. I know that most people pronounce the name Alastair as "al-u-ster" (the name AL followed by a short A vowel sound and then the word STAIR). I was wondering how most people pronounce the similar name Alastar. Is it "al-u-star" (so the same as Alastair just with the word STAR replacing STAIR) or is it more like "u-las-tər" (a short short A vowel sound followed by the word LAST minus the t and then the word STIR minus the s)?
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I have never heard Alastair, Alistair or any of its many variants pronounced with anything other than the neutral vowel in the last syllable. And I have heard it often. Perhaps 'most people' where you live do things differently?
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It's probably te same or just slightly different than Alastor.
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