Adair Name Meaning & Origin
Adair
Pronunciation: ah-DAYR (key)
Origin of the name Edgar:
Derived from the Old English Eadgar, a name composed from the elements ēad (prosperity, fortune, riches) and gar (a spear): hence, "spear of prosperity."
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Scottish and Irish surname derived from Edgar. Possibly derived from the Gaelic for "from the oak tree ford".
From an English surname which was derived from the given name EDGAR.
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