Jair (name) explained

Jair or Jahir is a male given name. It is derived from Hebrew יָאִיר (Yair) meaning "he shines".^[1] It may refer to the following people:

People

Given name

Jair

• Jair of Manasseh, biblical leader and homesteader
• Jair Bala (1943–2022), Brazilian footballer and manager
• Jair Baylón (born 1989), Peruvian footballer
• Jair Benítez (born 1979), Colombian footballer
• Jair Bernal (born 1968), Colombian road cyclist
• Jair Bolsonaro (born 1955), 38th president of Brazil
• Jair Braga (born 1954), Brazilian cyclist
• Jair Córdova (born 1996), Peruvian footballer
• Jair da Costa (born 1940), Brazilian footballer
• Jair Céspedes (born 1984), Peruvian footballer
• Jair Eduardo Britto da Silva (born 1988), Brazilian football player
• Jair García (born 1978), Mexican footballer
• Jair Gonçalves Prates (born 1953), Brazilian football player
• Jair Iglesias (born 1981), Peruvian footballer
• Jair Jurrjens (born 1986), Curaçaoan baseball pitcher
• Jair Lynch (born 1971), American gymnast
• Jair Marinho de Oliveira (born 1936), Brazilian footballer
• Jair Marrufo (born 1977), American association football referee
• Jair Nunes (born 1994), Santomean football player
• Jair Oliveira (born 1975), Brazilian composer, singer and producer
• Jair Pereira (born 1986), Portuguese-Mexican footballer
• Jair Pereira (football manager) (born 1946), Brazilian football manager and former player
• Jair Picerni (born 1944), Brazilian football manager and former player
• Jair Rosa (born 1975), Uruguayan footballer
• Jair da Rosa Pinto (1921–2005), Brazilian footballer
• Jair Reinoso (born 1985), Colombian footballer
• Jair Rodrigues (1939–2014), Brazilian musician and singer
• Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells (born 1958), American improvisation bassist, composer and conceptualist
• Jairzinho (born 1944), Jair Ventura Filho, Brazilian footballer
• Jair (footballer, born 3 August 1994), Jair Tavares da Silva, Brazilian football midfielder

Jaïr

• Jaïr Karam, French football player and manager

Surname

• Shahidul Jahir (1953–2008), Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer

See also

• Jahir, given name and surname
• Yair (name), Jewish variety

Notes and References

1. Web site: Meaning, origin and history of the name Jair.