Adair is a surname of Scotland. A common misconception is that the surname is related to Edgar, Eadgar, O'daire or MacDaire. Robert Fitzgerald De Athdare was the first Adair. He was from what is now

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. Robert Fitzgerald fought a duel against the white knight. The Earls of Desmond had three major allied and interrelated branches with each one having a hereditary knighthood denoted by colour. The Fitzgibbons were the White Knights, The Fitzmaurices and Fitzgeralds were the Green and Black. Although Robert Fitzgerald's father was

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, neither the hereditary knighthood or the earldom had passed to him yet. He’d killed a hereditary knight of an allied wing of the family. Reasons aren’t clear as to why he struck down his cousin but what is clear is that it turned the family against him. Robert became a fugitive, relocating to Wigtownshire in southwestern Scotland. Robert took the surname 'Adare' after the town near his father's lands back in Ireland, or by some accounts where the duel, occurred. Ultimately his name meant Robert Fitzgerald of Adare and would later evolve into Adair. Upon arriving in Scotland, Robert learned that the King of Scotland had placed a bounty on the head of a man named 'Currie'. Currie was outlawed as a thief and pirate. The King promised Currie's castle, deemed nearly impregnable, to whoever would bring him the head of Currie. Robert Adare watched over Dunskey Castle for several days until Currie came out one evening. Robert followed Currie, and engaged the pirate in mortal combat, slaying him at the head of Colfin Glen. Robert took Currie's severed head to the court of Scotland, which explains the Adair crest of a severed head.

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Daisy Adair This is a list of the characters from the Showtime comedy-drama series ''Dead Like Me''. George Lass Georgia L. "George" Lass (Ellen Muth) (1985–2003) is the youngest Reaper (both physically and chronologically) in the club. She is the prot ...

, fictional TV character * Helen Adair, main character in '' Comin' Thro the Rye (1923 film)'' * Michael Adair, main character in '' The Conversations at Curlow Creek'' *

Rachel Adair This is a list of characters that have appeared or been mentioned on the American ABC soap opera ''General Hospital''. A Aaron :( Chad Brannon, 2009) Abigail :( Ivy Bethune, 1987) Sarah Abbott :( Eileen Dietz, 1981–83) ::Roommate to Heather ...

, fictional character on General Hospital * Adair (

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), one of several drivers on Trainz Simulator *

Finnick Odair The following is a list of characters in ''The Hunger Games'' novels, a series of young adult science fiction novels by Suzanne Collins whose original trilogy was later adapted into a series of feature films. Overview Main characters Kat ...

, from Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games trilogy

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Adair Blain Adair Macalister Blain (21 November 1894 – 28 April 1983) was an Australian politician and soldier. He represented the Division of Northern Territory in the House of Representatives from 1934 to 1949, albeit with limited voting rights. He enli ...

(1894–1983), Australian politician *

Adair Ford Boroughs Adair Ford Boroughs (born 1979 or 1980) is an American lawyer who served as the United States attorney for the District of South Carolina from 2022 to 2025. Education Boroughs received a Bachelor of Science, ''summa cum laude'', from Furman Un ...

(born 1979/1980), American lawyer and politician *

Adair Cardoso Adair Cardoso (born June 27, 1993) is a Brazilian singer and composer of sertanejo music. His first success was the song "Que se Dane o Mundo", which was the theme of the 18th season of the TV series Brazilian ''Malhação''. Biography Cardo ...

(born 1993), Brazilian singer and composer *

Adair Crawford Adair Crawford FRS FRSE (174829 July 1795), a chemist and physician, was a pioneer in the development of calorimetric methods for measuring the specific heat capacity of substances and the heat of chemical reactions. In his influential 1779 b ...

(1748–1795), Scots-Irish chemist *

Adair Dyer Cromwell Adair Dyer, Jr. (9 September 1932 – 11 June 2015) was an attorney well known for his work in international law. He was formerly the Deputy Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. Though his work in priv ...

, Attorney, international law *

Adair Ferguson Adair Janelle Ferguson (born 5 October 1955) is an Australian former World Champion lightweight rower. She became Australia's first female world champion rower in 1985 in only her second year of rowing. Club and state rowing Ferguson had repre ...

(born 1955), Australian rower * Adair Bushyhead "Paddy" Mayes (1885–1963), Major League Baseball player *

Adair Roche, Baron Roche Alexander Adair Roche, Baron Roche PC (24 July 1871 – 22 December 1956) was a British barrister and law lord. Early life and education Born in Ipswich, Adair Roche was the second son of William Brock Roche (died 1925), a doctor, and his ...

(1871–1956), British judge *

Adair Tishler Adair Tishler is an American actress, model and singer, who has appeared in television shows such as ''Charmed'' and ''House'' and in movies such as ''Within'' and '' An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong''. She is also known for portraying ...

(born 1996), American child Actress *

Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell Jonathan Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell (born 5 October 1955) is a British businessman and academic who was Chairman of the Financial Services Authority during the 2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession, serving from September ...

(born 1955), British businessman

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