Adair

Although the name can be either masculine or feminine, if you want to use it on a female child and have no one be in doubt of their sex, just tweak the name a bit to Adaira or Adara.

It sounds like "A dare".

I feel this name sounds entirely masculine to me. I would always give a girl a feminine middle name if I wanted her first name to be traditionally male. Therefore, Adair as a girl’s name is unique, but the middle name should be feminine and trendy. Adair Olivia!

Gender and names are social constructs, and voting someone down for being trans and/or non-binary is an evil thing to do. I think Adair sounds beautiful for any human. It's quite elegant and refined. Hard to imagine it is a translation of Edgar, which is so abrupt and rough-sounding to me.

Since it means strong & masculine, I think the name would best be suited for a male. People naming children should look up the true meaning. However, it's a beautiful name, & could go either way. Have a Blessed Day.

It looks like it would be pronounced "A Deer", so your kid might get teased. Masculine name.

Reading these comments is amusing to me. My name is Adair, pronounced a-DARE, rhymes with Blair. I am female, but frequently get mail addressed to me as "mr." I did not like the name growing up, but have made my peace with it. And I am actually pretty fearless and strong -- I've had to be.

I usually hate boys names on girls, but I'm really in love with Adair on a girl. I feel so guilty, haha, but it's a beautiful name for a girl and somehow sounds elegant.

My mom decided to name me after that person in that soap opera from the 80s. It's not a bad name, most of the time people don't say, which Adair, when they say my name. I'm pretty much like Cher, I don't need to put my last name on homework. The only down side was playing truth or dare. It got a bit confusing, not to mention the teasing. "I dare you" ha! I've never heard that one before! Btw I'm a girl and when I tell people it's a boys name they don't believe me.

I love this name. It has a sort of gravity. I dislike it for females.

A friend of mine is named Kendall Adair Butler but we all call her by her middle name. When I told her that Adair could be a male name she got mad at me. I personally think it sounds more feminine than masculine.

I like the name Adair. To me it seems like much more of a masculine name.

Very masculine.

I really cannot see Adair used on a female. To me, the name is very much masculine and I don't see any feminine qualities to it.

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As such, it makes a good, sturdy name for a boy. It's interesting and unique without being perceived as strange.

I'm not generally against using male names for girls and vice versa, but I'm really appalled at how many users seem to like Adair on a girl. To me, it's a beautiful and clearly masculine name. This could never be a unisex name, in my opinion.

I like Adair better as a female name. Unlike most boy names on girls, I think it ages well on a female and could see a newborn baby girl or an adult woman with this name. Addy is a nice nickname.

Adair sounds like a strong, masculine name that is best suited for a boy. I can not picture it used on a girl.

I prefer Adair for a girl as well, maybe because it rhymes with Claire or Blair (although Blair is a boy's name too).

I have to agree. Sounds a bit like a girls name. It really is a nice name.

Adair is a masculine name, but it sounds much more feminine to me. I think it is a great name for a girl.