| Gender | Unisex |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Scottish Gaelic |
| Word/name | blàr |
| Meaning | "plain", "field", "battlefield" |
Blair is an English-language name of Scottish Gaelic origin. The surname is derived from any of the numerous places in Scotland named Blair. These place names are derived from the Scottish Gaelic blàr, meaning "plain" and "field". The given name Blair is derived from the surname. Blair is generally a masculine name in Scotland, although it is more popular in North America, where it is also a feminine name. A variant spelling of the given name is Blaire.[1]
People with the surname
- Adam Blair (born 1986), New Zealand Rugby League player
- Anthony Blair (criminal) (1849–1879), American hanged for murder
- B. Brian Blair (born 1957), American professional wrestler and local politician
- Bill Blair (disambiguation)
- Bonnie Blair (born 1964), American Olympic gold medalist in speed skating
- Cheyse Blair (born 1992), Australian Rugby League player
- Danny Blair, Scottish footballer
- David Blair (disambiguation)
- DeJuan Blair (born 1989), American basketball player
- Dennis C. Blair, United States Director of National Intelligence
- Doug Blair, footballer
- Edmund Blair Leighton, (1852–1922), English artist
- Eric Arthur Blair, an author better known by his pen name George Orwell
- Francis Preston Blair (1791–1876), influential 19th-century American journalist and politician
- Francis Preston Blair Jr. (1821–1875), 19th-century American politician and American Civil War general
- Francis Simpson Blair (1839–1899), Virginia's Attorney General from 1882 to 1886
- Frederick Blair (1874–1959), director of Canada's Immigration Branch
- Garfield Blair (born 1987), Jamaican basketball player
- George A. Blair (1915–2013), American businessman
- Harold Blair, Australian tenor and Aboriginal activist
- Henry W. Blair (1834–1920), United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire
- Hugh Blair (1718–1800), Scottish author
- Hugh Blair (composer) (1864–1932), English musician, composer and organist
- Hugh E. Blair (1909–1967), linguist and co-developer of Interlingua
- Ian Blair, former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, London
- Iain Blair (1942–2011), Scottish journalist, actor and author
- James Blair (Virginia), Scottish clergyman and founder of the College of William and Mary
- Jayson Blair, former New York Times reporter
- Jimmy Blair (footballer, born 1888) (1888–1964), former Scottish international footballer
- Jimmy Blair (footballer, born 1918) (1918–1983), Scottish professional footballer
- John Blair Jr, 18th-century American politician and one of the first Associate Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court
- John Insley Blair, railroad tycoon
- John Leo Blair, businessman, founder of Blair Corporation
- Lewis Harvie Blair (1834–1916), American businessman and author
- Linda Blair (born 1959), American actress
- Lionel Blair, entertainer
- Mary Blair (1911–1978), American artist, animator.
- Matt Blair (born 1950), NFL player
- Matty Blair (born 1990), English footballer
- Mike Blair (born 1981), Scotland rugby union international
- Montgomery Blair, American politician and lawyer
- Natalie Blair, Australian actress
- Patricia Blair (1933–2013), American actress
- Paul Blair (baseball) (1944–2013), American baseball player
- Preston Blair (1908–1994), American animator for Disney, MGM, and Hanna-Barbera
- Robert Blair (disambiguation)
- Saira Blair (born 1996), American politician
- Selma Blair, actress
- G. W. Scott Blair (1902–1987) rheologist
- Seth Blair (born 1989), American baseball player
- Tony Blair (born 1953), British prime minister 1997–2007
- Leo Blair (1923–2012), father of Tony Blair
- Cherie Blair (born 1954), British barrister and wife of Tony Blair
- Walter Blair (1883–1948), American baseball player and coach
- William Blair (disambiguation)
- Wren Blair (1925–2013), Canadian ice hockey coach
People with the given name
- Blair Brown, actress
- Blair Butler (born 1978), American stand-up comedian
- Blair Chenoweth, beauty queen
- Blair Horn, Canadian rower
- Blair Hull, American businessman and politician
- Blair Joscelyne, Australian composer, songwriter and co-host of Mighty Car Mods
- Blair Kiel, American football player
- Blair Lee III, Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
- Blair MacKichan, English musician
- Blair McDonough, Australian actor
- Blair Milan (1981–2011), Australian actor and television presenter
- Blair Peach, New Zealand-born activist, victim of police brutality
- Blair Redford, American actor
- Blair Stewart, Canadian hockey player
- Blair Stewart-Wilson, British army officer
- Blair Underwood, actor
- Blair Yaworski (born 1985), Canadian professional ice hockey player
Fictional characters
- Blair (Soul Eater), a character from the manga and anime series Soul Eater
- Blair Cramer, a character in the television series One Life to Live
- Blair Dame, a character in the video game Street Fighter EX
- Blair Waldorf, a character in the novels and television series Gossip Girl
- Blair Warner, a character in the television series The Facts of Life
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, pp. 34, 400, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1