Given name

Yaïr

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

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Yaïr comes from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From Hebrew יָאִיר.

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Yaïr’s family of names

In French usage, Yaïr has a conventional equivalent in the English form Yair.

Walk Yaïr’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

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

Hebrew · Biblical

Assir

“captive” · “bound one”

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Hebrew

Yaffe

“beautiful, comely”

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Hebrew · Biblical

Agur

“collector” · “gatherer”

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Hebrew · Biblical

Azzur

“helpful” · “helper”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Epher

“dust” · “ore”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Ayil

Ayil is a surname from Hebrew.

No U.S. birth series

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Hebrew · Biblical

Yhwh

“he who causes” · “whilst causing”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Achbor

“mouse”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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

A brother for Yaïr