Altair - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Altair \a-ltair, al-tair\ is pronounced al-TARE. It is of Arabic origin, and its meaning is "bird". Also possibly of Latin origin. The name of the brightest star in the constellation Aquila.

Altair has 3 variant forms: Alltair, Altaer and Altayr.

Baby names that sound like Altair are Alter, Aldrin and Aldric.

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