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Adair

Sophie Williams
By Sophie Williams Content Writer
Updated: Jul 29, 2024 | 👁️ 26 Views | 🔊 16 Pronunciations | 💬 1 Comments
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Gender: Unisex

Origin: Gaelic, English

Meaning: Adair means 'wealthy and fortunate' or 'from the oak tree ford' in Gaelic

Pronunciation: uh-DEHR, /əˈdɛər/, AH D EH R

Popularity Rank: #20,568

On this page:

  • 1. Adair Meanings
  • 2. Adair Pronunciation Guide
  • 3. Record your pronunciation of Adair
  • 4. Translations of Adair
  • 5. Adair Name Popularity
  • 6. Adair popularity in U.S.
  • 7. Famous People with Name Adair
  • 8. Adair Name Poster
  • 9. Names similar to Adair

Adair Meanings

  • Adair means 'wealthy and fortunate' or 'from the oak tree ford' in Gaelic
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  • and is a unisex name.
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  • Form of Edgar
  • From the Oak Tree Ford
  • Origin - Gaelic
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  • Origin - English

From the oak tree ford or oak tree meadow. It can also mean wealthy and fortunate.

The name Adair is of Gaelic, English origin and means Adair means 'wealthy and fortunate' or 'from the oak tree ford' in Gaelic, and is a unisex name., Form of Edgar, From the Oak Tree Ford. It is often used as a Unisex name and is mostly used as a Last Name.

Adair is commonly found in Brazil, Mexico, United States of America, and 39 more countries.

Adair Pronunciation Guide

Phonetic Pronunciation: uh-DEHR

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet): /əˈdɛər/

ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: AH D EH R

AH: Pronounce as in "but" (B AH T)

D: Pronounce as in "dog" (D AO G)

EH: Pronounce as in "red" (R EH D)

R: Pronounce as in "red" (R EH D)

This pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET system, a phonetic notation developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) for speech recognition systems. Each ARPABET symbol corresponds to a distinct sound in English. For example, 'JH' represents the sound as in 'joke,' 'AA' represents the sound as in 'father,' and 'N' represents the sound as in 'no.'

The pronunciation guide was generated using the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, a public domain resource for phonetic pronunciations of words.

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Adair Name Popularity

At NamesLook, the name Adair is recorded 1,991 times globally, ranking it as the 20,568th most common name worldwide.

Adair is most prevalent in Brazil, with 963 occurrences, making it the 1,060th most popular name in the country.

In Brazil, the name Adair is found among 1 in every 843 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.

Adair Popularity by Country

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Brazil#1,0601 : 843
Mexico#2,2191 : 1,820
United States of America#8,4651 : 7,151
Panama#2,6621 : 4,067
Colombia#18,4471 : 29,992
Peru#12,5251 : 30,793
Bolivia#5,7351 : 12,227
United Kingdom#18,7841 : 26,105

List of countries the name Adair is rarely found

Adair popularity in U.S.

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This chart displays the ranking of the name Adair from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.

Famous People with Name Adair

  • Adair Blain is a Politician from Australia.
  • Adair Cardoso is a Singer from Brazil.
  • Adair Crawford is a Chemist from United Kingdom.
  • Adair Dyer is a Deputy.
  • Adair Ferguson is a Rower from Australia.
  • Adair Hore is a Secretary from United Kingdom.
  • Adair José Guimarães
    Adair José Guimarães is a Priest from Brazil.
  • Adair Tishler is a Singer from US.
  • Adaire Fox-Martin
    Adaire Fox-Martin is a Manager from Ireland.
  • Adairius Barnes is a Football from US.
  • Adairlan is a Football from Brazil.
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Names similar to Adair

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Comments (1)

Samuel Kwaku Agyei-Fosu GodmanJun 5, 2019

Adair is Asanti name meaning the falling place, thus where the person died. It is derived from the word "da" = sleep.

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