Yair

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Yair is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, commonly used in Israel and among Jewish communities worldwide.

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Label Occurrences
Yair canonical 3

Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hebrew given name
given name
category Hebrew masculine given names
Masculine given names
commonInCountry Israel NERFINISHED
culturalAssociation Jewish culture
etymologyRoot Hebrew verb "להאיר" (leha'ir, to illuminate)
gender masculine
hasBiblicalForm Jair NERFINISHED
hasNotableBearers Avraham Stern (codename "Yair") NERFINISHED
Yair Lapid NERFINISHED
Yair Netanyahu NERFINISHED
hasTransliterationVariant Ya'ir NERFINISHED
Yair NERFINISHED
hasVariant Jair NERFINISHED
isPersonalName true
languageOfOrigin Hebrew
meaning he will enlighten
he will shine
nameDayTradition not associated with fixed Christian name day
originCulture Ancient Israelite culture NERFINISHED
regionOfUse Israel NERFINISHED
Jewish communities worldwide
script Hebrew alphabet NERFINISHED
usageType first name
usedBy Jews NERFINISHED
writingDirection right-to-left

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