Blair is a Scots-English-language name of Scottish Gaelic origin.
Gender | Unisex |
---|---|
Language(s) | Scots-English |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Scottish Gaelic |
Word/name | blàr |
Meaning | "plain", "field", "meadow", "battlefield" |
The surname is derived from any of the numerous places in Scotland called Blair, derived from the Scottish Gaelic blàr, meaning "plain", "meadow" or "field", frequently a battlefield.
The given name Blair is unisex and derived from the surname. Blair is generally a masculine name in Scotland and Canada, although it is more popular in the United States, where it is also a feminine name. A variant spelling of the given name is Blaire.[1] In 2016, in the United States, Blair was the 521st most popular name for girls born that year, and the 1807th most popular for boys.[2]