| [ 1 syll. blai(r), bl-a-ir ] The boy name Blair is also used as a girl name, and more often so. Its pronunciation is BLEHR KEY. Blair is an English and Scottish name of Scottish origin. From the element 'blàr' which means plain, field, battlefield. The first name is derived from the Scottish surname, itself from a place name with the Gaelic element 'blàr'. It has in recent times been popular with Scottish parents conscious of their ancestry. The name Blaire (English) is a variant of Blair. Blair is rare as a baby name for boys. At the peak of its usage in 1963, 0.016% of baby boys were given the name Blair. It ranked at #439 then. The baby name has since suffered a marked fall in popularity, and is now of very modest use. Out of all boy names in its group, Blair was nonetheless the most popular in 2007. Though Blair is currently more often than not a girl name, there was a period before 1980 when more boys were given the name. From 1981 on, increasingly more girls than boys were named Blair. In 1995, the name Blair was given to 3 times as many girls than boys. A baby name that sounds like Blair is the name Blaire (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Blair: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)"
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