Adar as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Adar

What is the meaning of the name Adar ?

The baby name Adar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ah-DAR (Hebrew: a-DAR, IPA: /aˈdar/),AY-dər (English: /ˈeɪdər/).

Adar is Akkadian, Hebrew in Origin.

Adar is a Hebrew unisex name taken from the twelfth month of the Jewish calendar, a month associated with late winter’s turn to spring and the festival of Purim. The month name entered Hebrew via Akkadian Addaru during the Babylonian exile and appears in biblical books such as Esther, Ezra, and Nehemiah. In leap years the calendar splits it into Adar I and Adar II, further cementing its cultural resonance in Jewish life.

As a given name, Adar gained modern usage in Israel and Jewish communities worldwide, chosen for its seasonal joy and succinct sound. While the month name itself is Akkadian, Hebrew speakers often connect it to adir (“mighty, noble”) and hadar (“splendor”), yielding favored interpretations like noble, exalted, or glorious. Related forms and variants include Adir (m.), Adira (f.), Hadar (m./f.), and the English feminine elaboration Adara; Aramaic/Syriac retains the month form Adar.