home > boy names > altair

Altair - Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Altair

[ syll. al-tai(r), alt-a-ir ] The boy name Altair is pronounced as AOLTEH-R †. Altair is primarily used in the English language and it is of Arabic origin. The name is of the meaning the flying eagle.

Altair is a rarely used baby name for boys. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Altair include the name Alder and the French name Eleuthère.

 



† approx pronunciation for Altair: AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)"


 
Popularity Trend
for Altair
from 1900 to 2008
Variant Popularity Chart
for Altair
in 2008
 

Meaning of Altair