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I wouldn't pronounce them the same, but I also don't think I've ever heard Alasdair said aloud. Alistair I'd pronounce like 'AL-iss-tair' or 'a-LIS-tair' or 'A-list-air' (something like that, anyway; probably closest to the first one) while Alasdair I'd pronounce like 'AL-as-dare' or 'al-as-DARE'. (The Alister spelling I'd pronounce as 'A-liss-ter'.) Alistair is a major character in 'Dragon Age: Origins', and I think that's the only place I've heard any version of the name said aloud (other than Alastor as in Alastor Moody in the Harry Potter films, but there certainly seems to be a different pronunciation there as well as a slightly different origin?).

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I prefer Alistair, probably mostly due to the Dragon Age association.

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Ali could be a cute nn for either. :)

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The sibset sounds fine to me, but I'm not really great at judging sibsets. I'm not fond of the name Rufus (it makes me think of a dog), but the others are nice.

This message was edited 9/8/2015, 7:26 PM