Irish

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Etymology

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Literally, son of Dáire

Proper noun

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Ó Dáire m (genitive Uí Dháire)

  1. a male surname originating as a patronymic, feminine equivalent Ní Dháire, equivalent to English Adair

Further reading

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  • MacLysaght, Edward (1985) “Adair”, in The Surnames of Ireland, sixth edition, Dublin: Irish Academic Press, →ISBN, page 1; reprinted 1999