Addair as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Addair

What is the meaning of the name Addair ?

The baby name Addair is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AD-air (ˈædɛər),uh-DARE (əˈdɛər).

Addair is Irish, Scottish in Origin.

Addair is a modern respelling of Adair, a Scottish–Irish surname turned given name. It ultimately traces to the Gaelic toponym Áth Dara (Adare), from áth “ford” + dair/darach “oak,” yielding “ford of the oak.” The double‑d spelling emphasizes the short vowel and gives a distinctive contemporary look while preserving the original pronunciation (uh-DARE).

As a surname, Adair is recorded in southwest Scotland (Galloway, Ayrshire) and in Ulster, with families active from the 16th century; the place‑name survives in County Limerick as Adare. In the Anglophone world it shifted into use as a unisex given name in the late 19th–20th centuries alongside other surnames‑as‑firsts. Variants include Adair (standard), Adaire, Adare, and Addare; related Irish forms Dara/Darragh share the “oak” element. Addair remains uncommon, lending a tailored, nature‑linked meaning without losing its Celtic heritage.

⚙ Addair is exceptionally rare. Across 5 countries, we found just 10 recorded uses of it.