Jeier

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German Iair, from Old High German Yairus, from Latin Iaīrus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɑɛ̯ɐ/
  • (Vienna) IPA(key): /ˈjæːɐ/
  • Hyphenation: jei‧er

Proper noun

Jeier

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Jair
    • 1998, Sturmibund, De Bibl auf Bairisch:
      Dyr Jeier von de Mantzer zog aus und gerobert de ämaurischn Zelttderffer, und er gnennt s "Jeierderffer".
      And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years. (KJV)
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