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Meaning

The name Jair has the following meaning:

God enlightens.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Jair is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 679 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Jair rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 57 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 798 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Jair in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Jair is pronounced as jay-ur

Origins

Jair originates from the Hebrew language.
See other suggested Hebrew boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Jair and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Jair: Boys - Ebb, Hezekiah, Isaiah, Girls - Bethany, Dinah, Hannah, Neta, Both genders - Ira, Joan, Judith

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Jair: Jaire, Jairo, Jairus (Hebrew), Yair (Jewish)

Style

We think the name Jair should fall under the following style category: Everlasting.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Jair to be: Conservative, hardworking and curious chap

In one word, you might describe Jair as a(n) "conservative" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Jair (or its variants) are:

Jair da Costa, born on 9 July, a famous athlete. Jair da Costa's background: A former Brazilian footballer who played for Internazionale and was part of their European Cup victories in 1964 and 1965.

Jair Rodrigues M. Oliveira , born on 17 March, a famous composer. Jair Rodrigues M. Oliveira 's background: A composer, singer and producer. He is the son of Brazilian musician Jair Rodrigues and brother to singer Luciana Mello.

Jair da Rosa Pinto, born on 21 March, a famous athlete. Jair da Rosa Pinto's background: A Brazilian football midfielder, one of the leading Brazilian footballers of the 1940s and 50s, who is best remembered for his performance in Brazil's spectacular 1950 FIFA World Cup campaign.
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