Adar is a Hebrew name and month name often associated with strength, majesty, or exaltedness.
Adar holds one of the more quietly powerful positions in the Hebrew name tradition: it is the name of the sixth month in the Hebrew lunar calendar, falling roughly in February and March, and it carries associations with joy, renewal, and the holiday of Purim — the festival of reversals and salvation celebrated within its days. The word itself is linked by some scholars to the Akkadian root meaning "cloudy" or "overcast" (reflecting the late-winter weather), while others connect it to a Hebrew root meaning "noble" or "exalted."
In either reading, Adar is a name weighted with temporal and sacred meaning, a month that holds within it one of Judaism's most joyful celebrations. As a personal name, Adar functions in both masculine and feminine registers across Hebrew-speaking communities, though it has gained ground particularly as a girl's name in modern Israel and among diaspora Jewish families drawn to distinctive, calendar-rooted Hebrew names. The tradition of naming children after the Jewish calendar is ancient — months, holidays, and sacred occasions have all generated given names — and Adar carries the seasonal beauty of late winter giving way to spring.
In a secular context, the name also simply sounds quietly strong: two syllables, firm consonants, an open final vowel that leaves the mouth without effort. It belongs to that rare category of names that carry both scholarly depth and immediate, unforced elegance.