Adair - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Adair \a-dair\ is pronounced a-DARE. It is of Old German origin, and its meaning is "wealthy spear". From "ead gar". Also a Scottish surname.

Adair has 3 variant forms: Adaire, Adare and Adayre.

Baby names that sound like Adair are Adar and Eder.

Adair is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Adair. Click here to compare Adair with related baby names.