The story behind Blair
From Scottish Gaelic blàr (“field, plain”).
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /blɛɚ/
Popularity
Blair ranked #169 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Blair
Bağır
From Arabic بَاقِر (bāqir).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Bəşir
Ultimately from Arabic بَشِير (bašīr).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Briar
As a surname Middle English brere (“briar”).
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Boyd
From Scottish Gaelic, either buidhe (“blond, yellow, fair”), or a habitational surname from the Isle of Bute in Scotland.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends D
- same syllable count
- similar length
Auður
From Old Norse Auðr, from Proto-Germanic *Audī, likely identical to Old Norse auðr (“fate, fortune”). From Old Norse Auðr, proper name use of auðr (“wealth”) ( > Icelandic…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Cir
From Latin Cȳrus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Blair
Alastair
From Scottish Gaelic Alasdair (“Alexander”). Doublet of Alexander.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Alaster
A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, variant of Alistair.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Aleister
From Scottish Gaelic Alasdair, from Norman French Alexandre or Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Blair
Angus
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Aonghas, perhaps literally "one choice".
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Callum
Scottish surname, shortened from McCallum; also a variant of Calum.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Cameron
From Scottish Gaelic Camshròn, from cam (“crooked, bent”) + sròn (“nose”). Compare Campbell, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”).
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length