Blair

[kingqueenprincess]

Looking for some thoughts on the name Blair please?

And if possible some suggestions of names similar, preferably one syllable and with an American unisex vibe.

Thanks x

I love Blair.

Also Sloane.

Brooke.

Tony

I actually really love Blair and wanted it for DD but husband said no so she has another name and the cats called Blair now

Witch
Tony

It’s not my usual style of name but I don’t dislike it.

Do you like

Quinn
Eden
Wren
Piper
Harper
Avery
Mackenzie
Aubrey
Riley
Reese
Remy
Harlow
Noa
Shiloh
Aspen
Harley
Briar

Just makes me think of Tony Blair. Not a fan at all.

Blake?
Brooke?
Brody?
Bailey?

I think it's a cute name!

Some people might connect it to the character Blair Waldorf in the novels/tv series "Gossip Girl".

It's awful. Either Tony or sounds like bleughh

I love it & it's DS3's name. We named him when John Smith was leader of the Labour Party & then the tragedy happened. Fast forward 3 years & we had a son with the same name as the Prime Minister. Everyone called him Tony. He got very fed up with it. However, now he likes the fact that it's not common in England and people tend to remember him because of that.

I also like Blaine.

Lionel

As a first name Blair is OK for a boy, but IMO only if you have a rhotic accent.
It sounds like Blare. Blake is nicer.

I think associations like Tony Blair and Blair witch project only really matters for how older people will think about the kids name. For his/her contemporaries the main association will be the child themselves. I don't like it but if you do you should choose it. Have confidence in your own decision and ignore what others think.

Lovely Scottish name, I know one Blair in their 30's.

Other suggestions (shortish)

Cooper
Brodie
Dean
Brandon
Brady
Toby

I would go with Blair though 😀

I have a cousin Blair, in his 70s now, and I really don't like it.

I would think of Blair Waldorf, I wouldn’t pick it unless I was fairly well off though. But I do really like it
other unisex American names
Taylor
Riley
Parker
dylan
noah/ noa
Avery
oakley
lennox
Marley
sawyer

edited to add sorry non of these are one syllable though!

I'd assume you were big fan of Tony.

Quite like Blair.

Would you use it for a boy or girl?

A few ideas:
Blaise
Leigh
Dale
Dane
Reese
Corey

Lane/Laine (although nb the latter means "wool" in French
Knox
Blake

Brown, Campbell, Smith

Blair Reeve
Blair Wade
Blair Quade
Blair Joel
Blair Rex
Blair Vance
Blair Jude
Blair Luke
Blair Jake
Blair Jack
Blair John
Blair Nate
Blair Dane
Blair Lee
Blair Frank
Blair Seth
Blair Saul
Blair Cole
Blair Scott
Blair Gage
Blair Ash
Blair Drew
Blair Leith
Blair Reid
Blair Wayne
Blair Ross
Blair Trey
Blair Quinn
Blair Rhys
Blair Kurt
Blair Kirk
Blair Fox
Blair Paul
Blair Marc
Blair Judd
Blair Craig

Sounds a bit bleugh!
How about Blake?

This is what I was going to say!

In a nutshell.

It's a girls name for me, Blair Waldorf and also the daughter in Christmas with the Kranks is called Blair and I always think of Jamie Lee Curtis shouting BLAIRRRR when Blair calls from the airport 🤣

I only thought of Tony and witch when I read more comments.

Don't like it for a boy though, prefer Blake or Blaine.

I like it, but only if it’s pronounced as it’s spelled, and not as ‘bleh’