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Blair

/blɛə/US/bleɹ/

Blair proper noun: a surname. Also the ellipsis of Blair County.

Proper noun

Blair (countable and uncountable, plural Blairs)

  1. (countable) A surname.
  2. A male given name.
  3. A female given name.
  4. A township in Clay County, Illinois.
  5. An unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas.
  6. A township in Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
  7. A city, the county seat of Washington County, Nebraska, United States.
  8. A ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada.
  9. A town in Jackson County, Oklahoma.
  10. A township in Blair County, Pennsylvania.
  11. An unincorporated community in Roane County, Tennessee.
  12. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.
  2. A city in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.
  3. A village in the city of Cambridge, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Also used as

Blair is also the ellipsis of Blair County.

Forms of Blair

pluralBlairs
alternative formBlaire
alternative formBlayre

Origin of Blair

From Scottish Gaelic blàr (“field, plain”).

Words formed from Blair

Phrases with Blair

Questions about Blair

What does Blair mean?
Blair means a surname.
What part of speech is Blair?
Blair is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Blair?
Blair is pronounced /bleɹ/ (US).

Words near Blair in the dictionary

  1. Blaine
  2. Blaine County
  3. Blaines
  4. blains
  5. Blainville
  6. Blair
  7. Blair Athol
  8. Blair Atholl
  9. Blair County
  10. Blair's babes
  11. Blaire

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