Etymology

Jair

Ja·ir
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Today it means: A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. Full definition →

Middle English Jair ← Ancient Greek Ἰάϊρ ← Biblical Hebrew יָאִיר
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The story

  1. Biblical Hebrew · derived fromיָאִיר
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἸάϊρ
  3. Middle English · inherited fromJair
  4. English todayJair

From Middle English Jair, Iair, from Ancient Greek Ἰάϊρ (Iáïr), from Biblical Hebrew יָאִיר (yāʾîr, literally “he will light up”). Doublet of Yair and Jairus.

Words from the same roots

Biblical Hebrewיָאִיר all →

Jairus

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