Iair

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German Iair, from Old High German Yairus, from Latin Iaīrus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάϊρος (Iáïros), from Biblical Hebrew יָאִיר (yāʾîr, literally “he will light up”)

Proper noun

Iair m

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jair

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaˈiɾ/

Proper noun

Iair

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jair

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English Iāirus, from Latin Iaīrus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάϊρος (Iáïros), from Biblical Hebrew יָאִיר (yāʾîr, literally “he will light up”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iˈaˈiːr/, /i.aˈiːr/, /jaˈiːr/

Proper noun

Iair m

1. (biblical) Jair

Descendants

• English: Jair
• Scots: Jair

Middle High German

Etymology

From Old High German Yairus, from Latin Iaīrus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάϊρος (Iáïros), from Biblical Hebrew יָאִיר (yāʾîr, literally “he will light up”)

Proper noun

Iair

1. a male given name

Descendants

• Alemannic German: Iair
• Bavarian: Jeier
• Central Franconian: Jair
  • Hunsrik: Jairo
  • Luxembourgish: Ya'ir
• German: Jaïr
• Rhine Franconian:
  • Pennsylvania German: Jair
• Yiddish: יאיר (yoir)