Ó Dáire

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “son of Dáire”

Proper noun

Ó Dáire m (genitive Uí Dháire)

1. a male surname originating as a patronymic, feminine equivalent Ní Dháire, equivalent to English Adair

Further reading

• MacLysaght, Edward (1985) “Adair”, in The Surnames of Ireland, sixth edition, Dublin: Irish Academic Press, →ISBN, page 1; reprinted 1999