Yair

See Yair, Scottish Borders for a location in Scotland

Yair, a Hebrew name. Pronounced ya-EAR, it is a Hebrew verb meaning "he will light" or "he will enlighten". It appears both in ancient Jewish sources and as a familiar name in contemporary Israel.

In Scriptural and archaic form, it may appear as Jair or Ya'ir.

noteworthy "Yair"s

• Yair of Manasseh – biblical leader & homesteader
• Yair – The father of Mordecai
• Elazar ben Yair – Jewish rebel, Commander of Masada
• Yair Bacharach (1639—1702) – Rabbi in Germany
• Yair Golan, general in the Israel Defense Forces
• Yair Kless, Israeli violinist and professor
• Yair Landau – Movie Producer (Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009))
• Yair Lapid (born 1963), journalist, author, and TV presenter
• Yair Nossovsky, Israeli footballer
• Yair Rosenblum (1944–96), Israeli composer
• Yair Samet, Israeli conductor, composer, and pianist
• Yair Sprinzak (1911–1999) – Israeli scientist and Member of Knesset
• Yair Wertheimer, Israeli tennis player
• Avraham Stern, Israeli militant leader whose underground alias was "Yair"