Given name

Jaïr

Jaïr is a masculine given name from Hebrew. It is used in French.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Jaïr comes from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From Hebrew יָאִיר.

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JaïrJair

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Similar names

If you love Jaïr, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hebrew · Biblical

Jashar

“upright”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Ján

“Yahweh is gracious”

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>99% boys

Hebrew

Javé

“to become” · “he causes to become”

No U.S. birth series

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Hebrew · Biblical

Jetur

“defence” · “he will border”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Jānis

Jānis is a masculine given name from Hebrew. It is used in Latvian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Jaziz

“he will move like the tide”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Jether

“excellence” · “abundance”

No U.S. birth series

85% boys · 15% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Jesher

“straight” · “just”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Jaïr’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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