Blair

See also: blair and blàir

English

Alternative forms

• Blaire, Blayre

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic blàr (“field, plain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blɛɚ/

Proper noun

Blair (countable and uncountable, plural Blairs)

1. (countable) A surname.
2. (countable) A unisex given name
   1. A male given name
   2. A female given name
3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A township in Clay County, Illinois.
   2. An unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas.
   3. A township in Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
   4. A city, the county seat of Washington County, Nebraska, United States.
   5. A ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada.
   6. A town in Jackson County, Oklahoma.
   7. A township in Blair County, Pennsylvania.
   8. An unincorporated community in Roane County, Tennessee.
   9. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
   10. An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.
   11. A city in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.
   12. Ellipsis of Blair County.
4. A village in the city of Cambridge, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Derived terms

• Blair County
• Blairian
• Blairism
• Blairist
• Blairite
• Blairsville
• Port Blair

 

See also

• Blair Atholl

Anagrams

• Arbil, Baril, Bliar, Libra, Rabil, brail, libra

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From blàr (“field, plain”).

Proper noun

Blair

1. a male given name

Descendants

• English: Blair, Blaire, Blayre

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
Blair	Bhlair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.