English Explanatory Dictionary

Jair

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
  2. A judge of Israel.

Word forms

Jair Yahir

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 Yair and Jairus.

Related words

Jairus Yair

Translations

Catalan: Jaire French: Jaïre Greek: Ιάειρος Ancient Greek: Ἰάϊρος Hebrew: יַאִיר Italian: Giairo Latin: Jairus Latin: Iaīrus Occitan: Jaire Portuguese: Jair Russian: Иаи́р Spanish: Jairo Ukrainian: Яір
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