Jair

See also: jair

English

Alternative forms

• 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.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: Ja‧ir

Proper noun

Jair

1. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
   2. (biblical) 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.

Related terms

• Jairus
• Yair

Translations

given name

• Catalan: Jaire m
• French: Jaïre m
• Greek: Ιάειρος (el) (Iáeiros)

  Ancient Greek: Ἰάϊρος m (Iáïros)

• Hebrew: יַאִיר m (ya'ir)
• Italian: Giairo m
• Latin: Jairus m, Iaīrus m
• Occitan: Jaire m
• Portuguese: Jair (pt) m
• Russian: Иаи́р m (Iaír)
• Spanish: Jairo (es) m
• Ukrainian: Яір m (Jair)

Anagrams

• jari

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:
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Ja'ir
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Ja'ir
• Swedish: Jair
• Danish: Jair

Portuguese

Etymology

From Hebrew יָאִיר (yāʾîr).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒaˈiʁ/ [ʒaˈih]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒaˈiʁ/ [ʒaˈih]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʒaˈiɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʒaˈiʁ/ [ʒaˈiχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ʒaˈiɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐˈiɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐˈiɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐˈi.ɾi/

Proper noun

Jair m

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jair or Yair
   2. (biblical) Jair (judge of Israel)