Given name
Paarai
“opening”·“yearning for Yah”
Paarai is a biblical masculine given name, meaning “opening.”
Original Hebrewפערי
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Paarai is thought to mean “opening” or “yearning for Yah.”
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Where it comes from
Paarai is a biblical name, probably from Hebrew.
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How it developed
Possibly from the Hebrew verb pa'ar (פער), “to open wide, and possibly.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Paarai appears in 2 Samuel 23:35.
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Paarai’s family of names
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
If you love Paarai, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Piltai
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>99% boys
Attai
“timely” · “opportune”
80% boys · 20% girls
Palal
“judge” · “discerner”
>99% boys
Peullethai
“effortful” · “deed of Yah”
>99% boys
Pallu
“distinguished” · “wonderful”
>99% boys
Ahasbai
“i flee to the Lord” · “or let me hide”
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Bavvai
“wisher” · “with the desire of Yah”
>99% boys
Jaddai
“... unclear but perhaps beloved or praised”
>99% boys