Throughout the world, Jair (Jair 
, יאיר 
, جير 
, along with others...) is a widespread boy's first name. The forename Jair is characteristic of Cabo Verde, where it is a common male name, Brazil, where it is quite a common male name, and Panama (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. Very seldom, Jair is the last name as well as the forename.
Jair is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Jair | Panama, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Colombia |
| יאיר | Israel |
| جير | Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, Yemen, Iraq |
| Яир | Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus |
| Жаир | Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
Chay, Cheah, Chia, Ché, Dare, Dea, Dear, Der, Hsieh, Iair, Jairo, Jairos, Jairus, Jaìr, Jaír, Jaîr, Jaïr, Jàir, Jáir, Jáír, Jâghir, Jąïr, Sa, Shea, Shei, Shieh, Sia, Sie, Tcha, Tchea, Tchia, Tjea, Tse, Tsia, Tạ, Xie, Xiè, Yair, Zia, Иаир, Йаир, Са, Хаир, Хайр, Яір, חייר, שיה, خاير, هساي, ဇဲြ္,
Jair is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jair , the in the Bible, one of the Judges of Israel; Jair Ohmsford , the fictional character, Shannara; Jair ; Jair and Jair .
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jair dantas ribeiro general of the brazilian army, BR (b. 1900) |
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jair amorim Brazilian journalist, BR (b. 1915) |
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jair da rosa pinto Brazilian footballer and manager (1921-2005), BR (b. 1921) |
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jair antonio da silva Brazilian politician, BR (b. 1926) |
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jair soares Brazilian politician, BR (b. 1933) |
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jair marinho de oliveira Brazilian footballer (1936-2020), BR (b. 1936) |
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jair rodrigues de oliveira Brazilian musician and singer, BR (b. 1939) |
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jair da costa Brazilian footballer, BR (b. 1940) |
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jairzinho Brazilian footballer, BR (b. 1944) |
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| jair tovar footballer, Brazilian lawyer and Brazilian politician, BR (b. 1896) |
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jair pereira Brazilian association football player, BR (b. 1946) |
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jair meneguelli Brazilian politician, BR (b. 1947) |
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jair de jesús pereira Brazilian association football player, BR (b. 1949) |
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jair bolsonaro president of Brazil since 2019, BR (b. 1955) |
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jair foscarini Brazilian politician, BR (b. 1956) |
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