68%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Biblical, Biblical Portuguese, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian) Scripts יָאִיר(Ancient Hebrew) Pronounced Pron. JAY-ər(English) KHIER(Spanish) zha-EER(Portuguese) [key·IPA] 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 ruling judges of the Israelites. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantYair(Spanish (Latin American)) Other Languages & CulturesIair, Iairos(Biblical Greek) Yair(Biblical Hebrew) Iair, Iairus(Biblical Latin) Jaír(Biblical Spanish) Yair(Hebrew) Same SpellingJaírUser SubmissionsJáir, Jaïr PopularityDetails Last ranked #312 in 2000 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #486 in 2021 Netherlands Last ranked #947 in 2021 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature wholesome strong strange simple serious nerdy Categories biblical judges, isograms, light, Michiko to Hatchin characters, tyrants, world leaders