Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Jair

JAIR

GENDER: Masculine

OTHER SCRIPTS: יָאִיר (Ancient Hebrew)

PRONOUNCED: JAY-ər (English) [key]

Meaning & History

Means "he shines" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of both a son of Manasseh and one of the judges of the Israelites.

Related Names

OTHER LANGUAGES: Iairos, Iair (Biblical Greek), Yair (Biblical Hebrew), Iairus, Iair (Biblical Latin), Yair (Hebrew)

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