MEANING & HISTORY
What does Jairo mean?
Jairo is a Spanish form of a Hebrew biblical name transmitted through Greek and Latin. The Spanish dictionary interprets the older form as God enlightens and identifies its biblical connection with Jairus.
This is a documented phrase-name pathway rather than a blend of Jay and a newly invented -ro element. Jairo and Jair are related forms, while their written endings should remain distinct. The light interpretation describes the older Hebrew vocabulary and does not establish any particular spiritual gift or role for a present bearer.
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Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
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Origin and name formation
Spanish / Hebrew / Greek / Latin
Dictionary accounts by language
Spanish
Spanish variant of the male Biblical Hebrew יָאִיר (ya'ir) (via Ancient Greek Ἰάϊρος (Iáïros) and Latin Iairus), which means "God enlightens". In the Bible, Jairus was the father of a young girl resurrected by Jesus.
a male given name
Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract; common glosses translated for Filipino.
People with the name Jairo
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Aaron Jairo D.C. Carrido
Descriptions: Wikidata contributors (CC0).
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Names in this collection
- Jiro♂Japanese Jirō; 二郎 combines two and son
- Jirō♂Two + son in the Japanese 二郎 spelling
- Hiro♂♀Broad-minded in one documented Japanese naming account
- Jaime♂♀Spanish form of James, from Jacob
- Jairus♂He shines, through Hebrew Jair
- Jakiri·Aymara name: one who exists or lives
- Ramiro♂Germanic name with a famous element and disputed first root
- Shiro♂Japanese Shirō; 四郎 combines four and son
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Recorded use
- Wikidata
- 1 person records with this given name · Q21285767 · CC0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.