# Blair

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /blɛɚ/ · frequency rank #7,099

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A unisex given name.
3. A unisex given name.
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16. A village in the city of Cambridge, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

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

## Easily confused with
- **blur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blair-vs-blur)
- **boar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blair-vs-boar)
- **blip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blair-vs-blip)
- **brain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blair-vs-brain)
- **blame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blair-vs-blame)
- **blast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blair-vs-blast)
- **blake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blair-vs-blake)
- **blank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blair-vs-blank)
- **blaze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blair-vs-blaze)
- **bland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blair-vs-bland)
- **blanc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blair-vs-blanc)
- **braid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blair-vs-braid)
- **blazer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blair-vs-blazer)
- **Blaise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blair-vs-blaise)
- **bar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bar-vs-blair)
- **bai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bai-vs-blair)
- **bla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bla-vs-blair)
- **Bir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bir-vs-blair)
- **bear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bear-vs-blair)
- **bail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bail-vs-blair)

## Common misspellings (7)
`balir`, `bblair`, `blairr`, `blari`, `bliar`, `bllair`, `lbair`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/blair