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 [ syll. jai(r), ja-ir ] The boy name Jair is pronounced JHEH-R KEY. Jair is of Hebrew origin and it is used largely in the English language. The name is of the meaning 'he enlightens'. Biblical name derived from the element owr meaning 'to enlighten, to shine'. The name was borne in the Bible by a judge of Israel for twenty-two years after the death of Tola. Variants of Jair include Jairo (Spanish), Jairus (English), and Yahir (English). Jair is somewhat popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been growing since the 2000s. Its usage peaked modestly in 2003 with 0.023% of baby boys being given the name Jair. Its ranking then was #506. In 2008, it ranked at #852 with a usage of 0.011%. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Jair, Yahir (English) was the most widely used. The name was thrice as popular as Jair in 2008. Baby names that sound like Jair include Jer (English), Jerr (English), Jur (Czech), Jagger, Jarle (Scandinavian), Jawhar, Jere (English and Finnish), Jerri (English), Jerrie (English), Jerry (English and German), Jiri (Czech), Jirí (Czech), Joeri (Dutch), Johar (Urdu), Jori (English), Jorre (Dutch, Finnish, and Scandinavian), Jory (English), Juri (Estonian and Russian), Juro (Czech), and Djura (Slavic). KEY: approx pronunciation for Jair: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)"   |
