The name Alafair is a girl's name meaning "elf warrior or all true".

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The meaning and origin of this extremely rare name are unclear, but it may be related to the Germanic name Alvar "elf warrior", or to Allovera/Elvira "all true". Historically, it has been recorded predominantly in traveling Romani families in Britain and in the American South during the 19th century.
<br/><br/>A famous historical bearer of the name is Alifair McCoy, a victim of the Hatfield–McCoy feud who was shot to death in the New Year’s Day massacre of 1888. A notable modern-day bearer is American crime novelist Alafair Burke, daughter of author James Lee Burke.

<br/><br/>There have been a profusion of spellings recorded: Alefare, Alifair, Allifair, Allifare,Alefaire, Alifear, Alafear, Elifair, Elafare, Ellafare, Ellafair, Elafaire.

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