Definitions

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  • proper noun A male given name

Etymologies

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Transliteration of Hebrew יַאִיר, meaning "he will light up".

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Examples

  • She was wearing only jeans and socks when found just before dawn, and someone had scrawled the man's name "Yair" on her naked torso, the Public Safety Office said.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

  • She was wearing only jeans and socks when found just before dawn, and someone had scrawled the man's name "Yair" on her naked torso, the Public Safety Office said.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

  • "Yair," leader of the violently anti-British Freedom Fighters for Israel (FFI) underground movement, known in Israel by its Hebrew acronym Lehi, and internationally as "The Stern Group."

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • "Yair," leader of the violently anti-British Freedom Fighters for Israel (FFI) underground movement, known in Israel by its Hebrew acronym Lehi, and internationally as "The Stern Group."

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • She was wearing only jeans and socks when found just before dawn, and someone had scrawled the man's name "Yair" on her naked torso, the Public Safety Office said.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • "Yair," leader of the violently anti-British Freedom Fighters for Israel (FFI) underground movement, known in Israel by its Hebrew acronym Lehi, and internationally as "The Stern Group."

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • "Yair," leader of the violently anti-British Freedom Fighters for Israel (FFI) underground movement, known in Israel by its Hebrew acronym Lehi, and internationally as "The Stern Group."

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • She was wearing only jeans and socks when found just before dawn, and someone had scrawled the man's name "Yair" on her naked torso, the Public Safety Office said.

    chron.com Chronicle 2010

  • He took on the underground name of "Yair," in tribute to the commander of the zealots at Masada,

    unknown title 2009

  • Avraham ( "Yair") Stern tried all he could to make contact with Hitler in order to fight with the Nazis against England.

    Palestine Blogs aggregator 2009

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