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Etymology
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From LatinAaron, from Ancient GreekἈαρών(Aarṓn), from Hebrewאַהֲרֹן(ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead, related to the Ancient Egyptian ꜥḥꜣ rw(“warrior lion”), though it has been suggested to also mean “elevated”, “exalted” or “high mountain”. Doublet of Harun.
Homophones: Aran, Arin, Arran, Arun, Erin(in some pronunciations)
note on the pronunciation
The Hebrew etymon of Aaron, אהרן, was pronounced /ahăron/; it was transliterated into Greek as Ἀαρών(Aarṓn) (/aaron/), and into Latin as Aaron. In Ecclesiastical Latin, the name was and is pronounced with two separate a sounds.[1]
The pronunciation of the aa as a single sound, /ˈɛəɹən/, /ˈɛɹən/, /ˈæɹən/, originated when the Bible was anglicised, hence modern guides to the pronunciation of Biblical names, including those of the Church of England, the BBC,[2] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,[3] the Oxford English Dictionary,[4] and Harper Collins[5] specify the modern English pronunciation as /ɛəɹən/, where the first syllable sounds like the word air.
The variant form Aron (see Wikipedia) derives from the same Hebrew root, but via Scandinavian and/or Celtic languages; it is pronounced /ærən/ (like the unrelated but homophonous Celtic names Aran and Arran), for which reason Aaron
Audio (Southern England):
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is sometimes pronounced that way, too.
Proper noun
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Aaron (plural Aarons)
(biblical) The elder brother of Moses in the Book of the Exodus, and in the Quran.
1611, The Holy Bible,[…] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker,[…], →OCLC, Exodus 4:14:And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and hee said, Is not Aaron the Leuite thy brother? I know that he can speake well.
A male given name from Hebrew.
1969, Philip Roth, Portnoy's Complaint, Random House, published 2002, page 145:- - - the Junior Prom with boys whose names are right out of the grade-school reader, not Aaron and Arnold and Marvin, but Johnny and Billy and Jimmy and Tod. Not Portnoy or Pincus, but Smith and Jones and Brown!
2023 December 20, Sam Joseph, “Aaron Rodgers writes off this season as ‘lost year,’ but quarterback says he feels ‘I can play more years’ in NFL”, in CNN[2]:Superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who ruptured his left Achilles tendon just four snaps into his New York Jets career, has written off this season as a “lost year,” though he feels he can “play more years” in the NFL.
A surname transferred from the given name.
Usage notes
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The given name was exclusively Jewish in the Middle Ages, taken up by Gentiles in the 17th century, and popular among both at the end of the 20th century.
Derived terms
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Aaronic
Aaronid
Aaronite
Aaron's beard
Aaron's bells
Aarons Pass
Aaron's rod
Aaron's serpent
Related terms
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(nonstandard spellings of given name)Aaren, Aron, Arron
(archaic, thieves' cant) The leader of a group of thieves.[6]
Synonyms
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See Thesaurus:criminal leader
References
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^ 1937, Michael de Angelis, The correct pronunciation of Latin according to Roman usage
^ 2006, L. Olausson and C. Sangster, Oxford BBC Guide to Pronunciation (Oxford University Press), page 1.
^ “Pronunciation Guide”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1 May 2013 (last accessed)
^ Oxford English Dictionary (2013)
^ 1994, Bible Pronunciation Guide (edited by William O. Walker III, published by Harper Collins, →ISBN)
^ John S[tephen] Farmer, compiler (1890), “Aaron”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present.[…], volume I, [London: […] Thomas Poulter and Sons][…], →OCLC, page 2.
Anagrams
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Roana
Catalan
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Alternative forms
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Aaró
Pronunciation
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IPA(key): (Central, Balearic)[ə.əˈɾon]
IPA(key): (Valencia)[a.aˈɾon]
Proper noun
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Aaronm
a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Aaron
Estonian
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Pronunciation
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IPA(key): /ˈɑːron/, [ˈɑːron]
Proper noun
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Aaron
Aaron(biblical figure)
a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Aaron
Finnish
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Etymology
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Ultimately from Ancient GreekἈαρών(Aarṓn), from Biblical Hebrewאַהֲרֹן(ʾAhărōn).
Pronunciation
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IPA(key): /ˈɑːron/, [ˈɑ̝ːro̞n]
Rhymes: -ɑːron
Syllabification(key): Aa‧ron
Hyphenation(key): Aa‧ron
Proper noun
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Aaron
Aaron (biblical figure)
a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Aaron
Declension
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Inflection of Aaron (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative
Aaron
Aaronit
genitive
Aaronin
AaronienAaroneidenAaroneitten
partitive
Aaronia
AaroneitaAaroneja
illative
Aaroniin
Aaroneihin
singular
plural
nominative
Aaron
Aaronit
accusative
nom.
Aaron
Aaronit
gen.
Aaronin
genitive
Aaronin
AaronienAaroneidenAaroneitten
partitive
Aaronia
AaroneitaAaroneja
inessive
Aaronissa
Aaroneissa
elative
Aaronista
Aaroneista
illative
Aaroniin
Aaroneihin
adessive
Aaronilla
Aaroneilla
ablative
Aaronilta
Aaroneilta
allative
Aaronille
Aaroneille
essive
Aaronina
Aaroneina
translative
Aaroniksi
Aaroneiksi
abessive
Aaronitta
Aaroneitta
instructive
—
Aaronein
comitative
See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Aaron (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Aaronini
Aaronini
accusative
nom.
Aaronini
Aaronini
gen.
Aaronini
genitive
Aaronini
AaronieniAaroneideniAaroneitteni
partitive
Aaroniani
AaroneitaniAaronejani
inessive
Aaronissani
Aaroneissani
elative
Aaronistani
Aaroneistani
illative
Aaroniini
Aaroneihini
adessive
Aaronillani
Aaroneillani
ablative
Aaroniltani
Aaroneiltani
allative
Aaronilleni
Aaroneilleni
essive
Aaroninani
Aaroneinani
translative
Aaronikseni
Aaroneikseni
abessive
Aaronittani
Aaroneittani
instructive
—
—
comitative
—
Aaroneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Aaronisi
Aaronisi
accusative
nom.
Aaronisi
Aaronisi
gen.
Aaronisi
genitive
Aaronisi
AaroniesiAaroneidesiAaroneittesi
partitive
Aaroniasi
AaroneitasiAaronejasi
inessive
Aaronissasi
Aaroneissasi
elative
Aaronistasi
Aaroneistasi
illative
Aaroniisi
Aaroneihisi
adessive
Aaronillasi
Aaroneillasi
ablative
Aaroniltasi
Aaroneiltasi
allative
Aaronillesi
Aaroneillesi
essive
Aaroninasi
Aaroneinasi
translative
Aaroniksesi
Aaroneiksesi
abessive
Aaronittasi
Aaroneittasi
instructive
—
—
comitative
—
Aaroneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Aaronimme
Aaronimme
accusative
nom.
Aaronimme
Aaronimme
gen.
Aaronimme
genitive
Aaronimme
AaroniemmeAaroneidemmeAaroneittemme
partitive
Aaroniamme
AaroneitammeAaronejamme
inessive
Aaronissamme
Aaroneissamme
elative
Aaronistamme
Aaroneistamme
illative
Aaroniimme
Aaroneihimme
adessive
Aaronillamme
Aaroneillamme
ablative
Aaroniltamme
Aaroneiltamme
allative
Aaronillemme
Aaroneillemme
essive
Aaroninamme
Aaroneinamme
translative
Aaroniksemme
Aaroneiksemme
abessive
Aaronittamme
Aaroneittamme
instructive
—
—
comitative
—
Aaroneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Aaroninne
Aaroninne
accusative
nom.
Aaroninne
Aaroninne
gen.
Aaroninne
genitive
Aaroninne
AaronienneAaroneidenneAaroneittenne
partitive
Aaronianne
AaroneitanneAaronejanne
inessive
Aaronissanne
Aaroneissanne
elative
Aaronistanne
Aaroneistanne
illative
Aaroniinne
Aaroneihinne
adessive
Aaronillanne
Aaroneillanne
ablative
Aaroniltanne
Aaroneiltanne
allative
Aaronillenne
Aaroneillenne
essive
Aaroninanne
Aaroneinanne
translative
Aaroniksenne
Aaroneiksenne
abessive
Aaronittanne
Aaroneittanne
instructive
—
—
comitative
—
Aaroneinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Aaroninsa
Aaroninsa
accusative
nom.
Aaroninsa
Aaroninsa
gen.
Aaroninsa
genitive
Aaroninsa
AaroniensaAaroneidensaAaroneittensa
partitive
AaroniaanAaroniansa
AaroneitaanAaronejaanAaroneitansaAaronejansa
inessive
AaronissaanAaronissansa
AaroneissaanAaroneissansa
elative
AaronistaanAaronistansa
AaroneistaanAaroneistansa
illative
Aaroniinsa
Aaroneihinsa
adessive
AaronillaanAaronillansa
AaroneillaanAaroneillansa
ablative
AaroniltaanAaroniltansa
AaroneiltaanAaroneiltansa
allative
AaronilleenAaronillensa
AaroneilleenAaroneillensa
essive
AaroninaanAaroninansa
AaroneinaanAaroneinansa
translative
AaronikseenAaroniksensa
AaroneikseenAaroneiksensa
abessive
AaronittaanAaronittansa
AaroneittaanAaroneittansa
instructive
—
—
comitative
—
AaroneineenAaroneinensa
Proper noun
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Aaron
genitive singular of Aaro
Derived terms
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aaroninparta
aaroninsauva
Statistics
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Aaron is the 170th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 3,725 male individuals (and as a middle name to 4,038 more), and also belongs to 6 female individuals (and as a middle name to 10 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Anagrams
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Aarno, arona, oraan, orana
French
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Pronunciation
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IPA(key): /a.a.ʁɔ̃/
Audio (France (Toulouse)):
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Audio (France):
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Proper noun
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Aaronm
Aaron(biblical figure)
a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Aaron
German
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Pronunciation
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IPA(key): [ˈʔaːʀɔn], [ˈaːʁɔn]
Audio:
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Audio (Germany (Berlin)):
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Proper noun
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Aaronm (proper noun, strong, genitive Aarons)
(biblical characters) Aaron
a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Aaron
Related terms
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Aron
Latin
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Alternative forms
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Ārōn, Aharōn
Etymology
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From Ancient GreekἈαρών(Aarṓn), from Biblical Hebrewאַהֲרֹן(ʾAhărōn).
Aarōnm sg (genitiveAarōnor Aarōnis); indeclinable, variously declined, third declension
(Ecclesiastical Latin) Aaron (biblical figure)
207 CE – 208 CE, Tertullianus, Adversus Marcionem 22.15:In qua facie ad faciem visibilem se ei repromiserat, etiam ad Aaronem dicens […]He promised that he would be visible to him face to face, even saying to Aaron […]
Declension
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Indeclinable noun or third-declension noun, singular only.
singular
nominative
Aarōn
genitive
AarōnAarōnis
dative
AarōnAarōnī
accusative
AarōnAarōnem
ablative
AarōnAarōne
vocative
Aarōn
Descendants
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→ Catalan: Aaró, Aaron
→ Chinese: 亞倫 / 亚伦(Yàlún, Yǎlún)
→ Danish: Aron
→ Greenlandic: Aalut
→ Dutch: Aäron
→ English: Aaron
→ Estonian: Aaron
→ Faroese: Aron
→ Finnish: Aaron, Aron
→ French: Aaron
→ German: Aaron
→ Hungarian: Áron
→ Icelandic: Aron
→ Irish: Árón
→ Italian: Aronne
→ Korean: 아론(Aron)
→ Lithuanian: Aronas
→ Maltese: Aronn
→ Māori: Arona
→ Northern Sami: Áron
→ Norwegian: Aron
→ Polish: Aaron
→ Portuguese: Aarão
→ Russian: Ааро́н(Aarón), Аро́н(Arón)
→ Kazakh: Арон(Aron)
→ Spanish: Aarón
→ Swedish: Aron
Further reading
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“Aaron”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“Aaron”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Aaron, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
Malay
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Etymology
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From EnglishAaron, from LatinAaron, from Ancient GreekἈαρών(Aarṓn), from Hebrewאַהֲרֹן(ʾAhărōn). Doublet of Harun.
Pronunciation
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IPA(key): [ɛ.rən]
Rhymes: -rən, -ən
Hyphenation: Aa‧ron
Proper noun
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Aaron (Jawi spelling ايرن)
a male given name from English
Old English
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Etymology
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From LatinAarōn, from Biblical Hebrewאַהֲרֹן(Ahărōn).
Pronunciation
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IPA(key): /ɑːˈɑ.roːn/
Proper noun
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Āarōnm
(biblical) Aaron
c. 1050, Old English Hexateuch, Deuteronomy 9:20 Hē wæs yrre wiþ Aaron and wolde hine fordōn and ic ġebæd for hyneAnd the Lord was very angry with Aaron and would have destroyed him; so I prayed for Aaron also at the same time.
Tagalog
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Etymology
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Borrowed from SpanishAarón, from LatinAarōn, from Biblical Hebrewאַהֲרֹן(ʾAhărōn). Doublet of Harun.
