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    Macallister

    mak-AL-is-ter

    Scottish/Gaelic
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Son of Alistair; Son of the defender
    Origin
    Scottish/Gaelic
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Macallister does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Son of Alistair; Son of the defender", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Macallister.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Macallister inherits divine defence — the LORD as rock, refuge, and salvation, the son who shall not be greatly moved.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Psalm 94:22

      "But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge."

    • Psalm 62:2

      "He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved."

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