- Allaire
Allaire is a surname of French (probably Breton) origin, mainly found in
France and also inQuébec .Etymology
Three possible etymologies can be traced:
* Hilaire, linked to the name
Hilarius derived from Latin "hilaris" meaning "joyful". [ [http://www.memoireduquebec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Allaire_%28%C3%A9tymologie%29 Mémoire du Québec - Allaire (étymologie)] ]
* Aloir, a place inBrittany named after saint Aloire ( _la. Alorus), bishop of Quimper, Brittany. [ R. P. ARCHANGE GODBUT, Nos Ancêtres au XVlle siècle. dans Rapport de l'Archiviste de la Province de Québec pour 1951-53, p. 478 ]
* Allaire (Alaer in Breton), French commune in theMorbihan department, arrondissement ofVannes ,Britanny . [N.-E. DIONNE, Origine des familles. Les Canadiens français, Québec, Laflamme & Proulx, 1914, p. 5.]ome Variations
* Alair, Aler, Alere, Allair, Allayre, Allere, Alarius
* Dallaire (e.g.Roméo Dallaire ), Delair, Deller
* Halair, HalerPeople
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James Peter Allaire (1785-1858), American mechanic and steam engine builder.
*Jean Allaire (born 1930),Quebecer politician and lawyer. Founder and first leader of the ADQOther Uses
*
Allaire Corporation , a web development company acquired byMacromedia in 2001
* Allaire, a commune of theMorbihan "département", inFrance
*Allaire Village living history museum inAllaire State Park
*Allaire State Park state park inNew Jersey References
External links
* [http://www.allaire-dallaire-genealogy.phildallaire.net/book.html "Les Familles Allaire et Dallaire" by Violette Allaire (1962)] (English & French)
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