Yair

Gender Masculine
Usage Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew [1], Spanish (Latin American)
Scripts יָאִיר(Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈɟ͡ʝai̯ɾ/(Spanish)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Hebrew form of Jair, as well as a Spanish variant.

Related Names

Rootʾor
Other Languages & CulturesJair, Jairus(Biblical) Iair, Iairos(Biblical Greek) Iair, Iairus(Biblical Latin) Jair(Biblical Portuguese) Jaír(Biblical Spanish) Jairo(Portuguese) Jair(Portuguese (Brazilian))

Popularity

People think this name is

upper class   wholesome   strong   strange   simple   serious  

Categories

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Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h2971, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h2971.
Entry updated October 6, 2024