Aire

See also: aire, airé, aíre, airė, àire, airë, Aïre, aïré, airę, and -aire

English

Etymology 1

Possibly from Proto-Brythonic; from Proto-Celtic *is- (from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂- (“to strengthen”)) + *–arā-. However, Old Norse eyjar (“islands”) has also been suggested.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛː/
  • Rhymes: -ɛː

Proper noun

Aire

  1. A river in Yorkshire, mainly West Yorkshire, England, which flows past Leeds and gives its name to the Airedale.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Aire

  1. A river in northern France.

Anagrams

Estonian

Proper noun

Aire

  1. a female given name, variant of Airi or Aili
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