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Old English · proper noun

Iairus

Part of speech
proper noun, masculine
IPA
/ˈjɑː.i.rus/
Syllables
ˈjɑː · i · rus (3 syllables)

Meaning

  1. Jair

    c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 5:22

    Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Iaīrus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάϊρος (Iáïros), derived from Biblical Hebrew יָאִיר (Ya'ir).

Descendants

jair

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