Comments for ADAIR:

Adair is a masculine name, but it sounds much more feminine to me. I think it is a great name for a girl.

-- angelgurl  7/12/2005

Adair may be listed as masculine, but I know two women who are named Adair. One was named for the Scottish song Robin Adair, where Adair is a surname. It was chosen by the woman's father because he thought it was pretty. Adair is probably derived from a phase meaning 'place of oak trees'

-- kamchatka  10/5/2005

I prefer Adair for a girl as well, maybe because it rhymes with Claire or Blair (although Blair is a boy's name too).

-- mum2bubba  12/6/2005

I have to agree. Sounds a bit like a girls name. It really is a nice name.

-- ezy_lou  12/10/2005

Actually Adair wouldn't rhyme with Claire or Blaire because Adair (or at least the surname) is pronounced Ah-dare-uh.

-- flowerkate  3/16/2006

I recall a girl on a soap opera in the early 1980's named Adair. Her name was pronounced a-DARE and she had brothers named Hogan and Cagney. Their last name was Mc or O' something. I've always thought of a woman named Adair was willful and headstrong. Probably a good name for a romance novel heroine.

-- Anonymous User  1/1/2007

Adair sounds like a strong, masculine name that is best suited for a boy. I can not picture it used on a girl.

-- Missy  1/24/2007

Adair Crawford was a Scots-Irish chemist responsible for discovering the element strontium in 1790 along with William Cruickshank. Humphry Davy later isolated pure strontium metal.

-- LMS  7/30/2007

The name Adair means oak. It comes from Ireland.

-- opal_koboi  10/25/2007

The name Adair is both a male and female name. My best friend's daughter's name is Adair.

-- opal_koboi  10/25/2007

I like Adair better as a female name. Unlike most boy names on girls, I think it ages well on a female and could see a newborn baby girl or an adult woman with this name. Addy is a nice nickname.

-- Anonymous User  4/6/2008

Adair Tishler is a talented young actress who can be seen on the TV show "Heroes" as recurring character Molly Walker. I think Adair is a beautiful name, and my impression is that a girl named Adair is bold and fearless.

-- Anonymous User  5/16/2008

I'm not generally against using male names for girls and vice versa, but I'm really appalled at how many users seem to like Adair on a girl. To me, it's a beautiful and clearly masculine name. This could never be a unisex name, in my opinion.

-- LoQuiero  5/30/2008

I really cannot see Adair used on a female. To me, the name is very much masculine and I don't see any feminine qualities to it.

As such, it makes a good, sturdy name for a boy. It's interesting and unique without being perceived as strange.

-- scholasticastewart  7/25/2008

Adair Tishler, American child actress, best known for her portrayal of Molly Walker on the NBC series "Heroes."

-- tuncanunc  2/24/2009

Very masculine.

-- vomiting  6/12/2009

I like the name Adair. To me it seems like much more of a masculine name.

-- Tawnee  8/3/2009

A friend of mine is named Kendall Adair Butler but we all call her by her middle name. When I told her that Adair could be a male name she got mad at me. I personally think it sounds more feminine than masculine.

-- Milena Scialfa  10/18/2009

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