Altair - name meaning and origin

The boy's and girl's name Altair \a-ltair, al-tair\ is a variant of Altaira (Arabic), and the meaning of Altair is "bird".

The baby name Altair sounds like Aldara, Aldora and Aludra. Other similar baby names are Alair, Adair, Allaire, Alastair, Alta and Alvar.

Altair is a very rare female first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Altair. Compare Altair with related baby names.