Details for the forename Alec

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Alec (male)


Variants:	Ailig (M) Alex (M) Alick (M) Ellic (M) Olech (M)
Diminutive for:	Alexander (M)
Pet Name for:	Allison (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG Clan MacLean Website
Notes:	English and Scottish. Originally a shortened form of Alexander, Alec can also be used as a given name in its own right, particularly in Scotland. The Clan MacLean Website gives Ailig as a Gaelic form of Alec and Alex.