Jair or Jahir is a male given name. It is derived from
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...
יָאִיר (Yair) meaning "he illuminates".
It may refer to the following people:
People
Given name
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Jair
In the Hebrew Bible, Biblical Book of Judges, Jair or Yair ( ''Yā’īr'', "he enlightens") was a man from Gilead. He was of the Tribe of Manasseh and also descended from the Tribe of Judah (Numbers 32:39-41, 1 Chronicles 2:21-23). Jair Hebrew ...
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Manasseh
Manasseh () is both a given name and a surname. Its variants include Manasses and Manasse.
Notable people with the name include:
Surname
* Ezekiel Saleh Manasseh (died 1944), Singaporean rice and opium merchant and hotelier
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, biblical leader and homesteader
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Jair Bala (1943–2022), Brazilian footballer and manager
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Jair Baylón (born 1989), Peruvian footballer
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Jair Benítez (born 1979), Colombian footballer
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Jair Bernal (born 1968), Colombian road cyclist
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Jair Bolsonaro
Jair Messias Bolsonaro (; born 21 March 1955) is a Brazilian politician and former military officer who served as the 38th president of Brazil from 2019 to 2023. He previously served as a member of Brazil's Chamber of Deputies (Brazil), Chamb ...
(born 1955), 38th president of Brazil
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Jair Braga (born 1954), Brazilian cyclist
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Jair Céspedes
Jair Edson Céspedes Zegarra (born 22 March 1984) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left winger for Deportivo Binacional in the Torneo Descentralizado.
International career
Céspedes made his debut for the Per ...
(born 1984), Peruvian footballer
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Jair Córdova
Jair Ayrton Córdova Carpio (born 18 August 1996) is a Peruvian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Alianza Universidad.
Club career Cienciano
In 2016, Córdova played for Pe ...
(born 1996), Peruvian footballer
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Jair da Costa (1940–2025), Brazilian footballer
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Jair Eduardo Britto da Silva (born 1988), Brazilian football player
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Jair García (born 1978), Mexican footballer
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Jair Gonçalves Prates (born 1953), Brazilian football player
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Jair Iglesias (born 1981), Peruvian footballer
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Jair Jurrjens (born 1986), Curaçaoan baseball pitcher
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Jair Lynch (born 1971), American gymnast
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Jair Marinho de Oliveira (born 1936), Brazilian footballer
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Jair Marrufo (born 1977), American association football referee
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Jair Nunes (born 1994), Santomean football player
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Jair Oliveira
Jair Rodrigues M. Oliveira (Jairzinho Oliveira, born March 17, 1975, in São Paulo, São Paulo) is a Brazilian composer, singer and producer. He is the son of the late Brazilian musician Jair Rodrigues and brother to singer Luciana Mello.
In the ...
(born 1975), Brazilian composer, singer and producer
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Jair Pereira (born 1986), Portuguese-Mexican footballer
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Jair Pereira (football manager) (born 1946), Brazilian football manager and former player
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Jair Picerni (born 1944), Brazilian football manager and former player
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Jair Rosa (born 1975), Uruguayan footballer
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Jair da Rosa Pinto
Jair da Rosa Pinto (21 March 1921 – 28 July 2005), or simply Jair, was an association footballer who played offensive midfielder – one of the leading Brazilian men's footballers of the 1940s and 1950s, who is best remembered for his per ...
(1921–2005), Brazilian footballer
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Jair Reinoso (born 1985), Colombian footballer
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Jair Rodrigues
Jair Rodrigues de Oliveira (February 6, 1939 – May 8, 2014) was a Brazilian musician and singer. He is the father of Luciana Mello and Jair Oliveira, who also followed in his footsteps and became musicians.
Biography
Born in Igarapava, Rodr ...
(1939–2014), Brazilian musician and singer
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Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells
Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells (born October 13, 1958) is an American free improvising electric bassist. He is one of the founding members of the improvising band Machine Gun with Thomas Chapin and Robert Musso and the founder of the Meeting Interdis ...
(born 1958), American improvisation bassist, composer and conceptualist
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Jairzinho (born 1944), Jair Ventura Filho, Brazilian footballer
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Jair (footballer, born 3 August 1994), Jair Tavares da Silva, Brazilian football midfielder
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Jaïr Karam
Jaïr Karam (born 1 March 1976) is a French Guianan association footballer, football association football manager, manager and former player who coaches the Le Havre AC, Le Havre under-19 team. A goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper, he ...
, French football player and manager
Surname
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Shahidul Jahir (1953–2008), Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer
See also
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Jahir, given name and surname
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Yair (name) Yair () is a Hebrew given name. Jair is a variant. It may also be used as a surname. It may refer to:
Given name
* Jair, Eleazar ben Yair, Jewish commander of the forces of Israel at Masada, (died in Siege of Masada, 74CE)
* Jair or Yair, the fathe ...
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