TheQuair Water is atributary of theRiver Tweed in theScottish Borders area ofScotland. Its name is related toTraquair.
The nameQuair has aBrittonic etymology.[1] It may be derived from the element*wejr (<*wẹ:drā)[1] meaning "a bend, something curved or twisted" (c.f.Middle Welshgweir,Welshgwair, gwŷr; in compounds).[1] The name could also descend from*wẹ:Σ- or*wiΣ, both forms of the root*wei which has a basic sense of "flowing",[1] with the suffix –urā-.[1]
Quair may share an etymology with the riversWear andWyre inNorthern England,[1] as well as theriver-names preserved in place-names likeTroqueer inKirkcudbrightshire.[1]
55°36′N3°04′W / 55.600°N 3.067°W /55.600; -3.067
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