Jaira as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jaira

What is the meaning of the name Jaira ?

The baby name Jaira is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JAY-rah (JAY-rə) — English approximation,HY-rah (HYE-rah) — Spanish/Portuguese approximation.

Jaira is Hebrew in Origin.

Jaira is a modern feminine given name traced to Hebrew, commonly treated as a respelling of Yaira/Ya’ira, the feminine counterpart of Yair (biblical Jair). It derives from the Hebrew verb ya’ir, “to shine, to give light,” yielding meanings such as “she will enlighten,” “one who brings light,” or simply “light.”

Jair is well attested in the Hebrew Bible (a judge in Judges 10 and an ancestor named in Esther 2), while Yaira is mostly a contemporary Israeli usage; Jaira emerged later through Anglicized and Spanish-influenced spellings and now appears in Latin American, Filipino, and U.S. naming. Variants include Yaira/Ya’ira and Jairah; related masculine forms are Jair, Yair, and Yahir. Because the letter J maps differently across languages, pronunciations vary: in English often JAY-rah or JYE-rah, in Spanish HAI-rah. The name’s bright, modern sound and luminous meaning underlie its appeal.