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 Riemer, Israeli businessman
- 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"