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Bair is a proper noun that can refer to a surname, a place name, or other uses. It occurs in various languages and may have multiple independent origins.

As a surname, Bair is found in North America and Europe. Etymology is not fixed; it is sometimes treated as a variant of Baier or Bayer, German surnames meaning Bavarian, and in other cases may reflect unrelated local origins or anglicization of non-Latin names.

As a place name, Bair appears in several rural localities and geographic features, typically small communities or named hills, in different regions. These places are usually not major municipalities.

In modern usage, Bair may appear in company names, organizations, and in fictional or cultural contexts as a surname for characters. The term has no single, dominant reference.

Related spellings include Baier and Bayer.