At a Glance: Name: Adar – Meaning: name of the twelfth month of the Hebrew calendar – Origin: Hebrew (calendar month name, ultimately from Akkadian) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: uh-DAHR
Adar is a Hebrew (calendar month name, ultimately from Akkadian) unisex name meaning “name of the twelfth month of the Hebrew calendar”. It appears in our list of 200+ Unique Boy Names That Start With A.
Meaning & Origin of Adar
Meaning: Name of the twelfth month of the Hebrew calendar.
Origin: Hebrew (calendar month name, ultimately from Akkadian).
A common claim: Adar means 'fire, noble' or 'fire, high' Actually: Adar isn't a word for 'fire' or 'noble' — it's the name of the twelfth month of the Hebrew calendar, of Akkadian origin.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Adar
Phonetic: uh-DAHR IPA: /əˈdɑːr/
Popularity of Adar
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1993–2024.
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