Allaire: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Allaire – Origin: French surname and place name (a commune in Brittany), of Breton origin – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: uh-LAIR


Allaire is a French surname and place name (a commune in Brittany), of Breton origin girl's name. It appears in our list of 200+ Beautiful Baby Girls Names That Start with A.

Meaning & Origin of Allaire

Origin: French surname and place name (a commune in Brittany), of Breton origin.

A common claim: "Happy, joyful" (French) Actually: Wiktionary traces 'Allaire' to a Breton-origin French surname and place name, unrelated to French words for 'joyful' such as 'allègre.'

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Allaire

Phonetic: uh-LAIR   IPA: /əˈlɛər/

Popularity of Allaire

Allaire doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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