What origin is the name Adair?

Adair comes from irish naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Adair a popular name?

Adair is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

What are good brother names for Adair?

Names from the same irish tradition pair naturally with Adair — for example Liam, Aiden, Aidan. You can browse more on our irish names page.

Adair

Q: Is Adair a rare name?

Yes. Adair does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Adair

Adair

Unisex

irish

2 syllables

Adair is an irish unisex name meaning "Noble; from the oak tree ford; from the ford by the oak trees; from the oak tree ford. uncertain origin. may be a variant of edgar, or from the gaelic for oak tree ford. used for many hundreds of years as both surname and first name".

The meaning of Adair is "Noble; from the oak tree ford; from the ford by the oak trees; from the oak tree ford. uncertain origin. may be a variant of edgar, or from the gaelic for oak tree ford. used for many hundreds of years as both surname and first name" — a unisex name of irish origin. It has 2 syllables.

Origin: irish
Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

Noble; from the oak tree ford; from the ford by the oak trees; from the oak tree ford. uncertain origin. may be a variant of edgar, or from the gaelic for oak tree ford. used for many hundreds of years as both surname and first name

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Quick answers about Adair

Very rare in US records

What does Adair mean?

Adair is a unisex name of irish origin meaning "Noble; from the oak tree ford; from the ford by the oak trees; from the oak tree ford. uncertain origin. may be a variant of edgar, or from the gaelic for oak tree ford. used for many hundreds of years as both surname and first name".

Is Adair a rare name?

Yes. Adair does not appear in official US birth records for 2017, meaning fewer than 5 babies got the name that year.

Brother names that go with Adair

Liam Aiden Aidan Sean Declan Patrick

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Names with a similar meaning to Adair

Adair means "Noble; from the oak tree ford; from the ford by the oak trees; from the oak tree ford. uncertain origin. may be a variant of edgar, or from the gaelic for oak tree ford. used for many hundreds of years as both surname and first name" — these names share that spirit.