Jair

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English Jair, Iair, from Old English Iāirus, from Latin Iaīrus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάϊρ (Iáïr), from Biblical Hebrew יָאִיר (yāʾîr, literally “he will light up”). Doublet of Jairus.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Jair

  2. (biblical) A judge of Israel.
  3. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Translations

Statistics

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

Anagrams

Old Norse

Etymology

From Latin Iaīrus.

Proper noun

Jair m

  1. Jair
    • Stjórn 195, in 1862, C. R. Unger, Stjórn: gammelnorsk Bibelhistorie: fra Verdens Skabelse til det babyloniske Fangenskab. Christiania, page 403:
      Þar næst var domandi yfir Gyðingvm sa maðr er het Jair af Galaað .ii. ár oc .xx.
      And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years. (KJV)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: Jaír
  • Faroese: Jáir
  • Norwegian:
  • Swedish: Jair
  • Danish: Jair

Portuguese

Etymology

From Hebrew יָאִיר.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Jair m

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