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'''Dair''' is the [[Irish language|Irish]] name of the seventh letter of the [[Ogham]] alphabet, {{Unicode|ᚇ}}, meaning "[[oak]]", which is related to [[Welsh language|Welsh]] ''derw(en)''. Its [[Proto-Indo-European language|Proto-Indo-European]] root was *''{{Unicode|deru-}}'' 'oak'. Its phonetic value is [d].
Dair forms the basis of some first names in Irish Gaelic such as Daire, Dara, Darragh and Daragh.
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