Jair

English

Alternative forms

Jaïr

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew יָאִיר‎ (yāʾîr, literally “he will light up”).

Pronunciation

enPR: jəʹēr, IPA^(key): /dʒəˈiɹ/

Proper noun

Jair

A judge of Israel.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Judges 10:3:
  And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.
A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Related terms

Jairus
Yair

Translations

given name

Statistics

Jair is the 8473rd most common given name in the United States, with around 1,077 people bearing the name.

Anagrams

jari

Portuguese

Etymology

From Hebrew יָאִיר‎.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒaˈi(ʁ)/ [ʒaˈi(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʒaˈi(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʒaˈi(ʁ)/ [ʒaˈi(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒaˈi(ɻ)/

Proper noun

Jair m

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jair or Yair

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