Meanings
plural Aarons
- biblicalThe elder brother of Moses in the Book of the Exodus, and in the Quran.
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.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 4:14 - A male given name from Hebrew.
- - - 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!
1969, Philip Roth, Portnoy's Complaint, Random House, published 2002, page 1451 more example
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.
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, archived from the original on 19 Jan 2024 - A surname transferred from the given name.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe leader of a group of thieves.
Origin
- Biblical Hebrewאַהֲרֹן (ʾahărōn)
- Ancient GreekἈαρών (Aarṓn)
- LatinAaron
- EnglishAaron
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (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.
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek, Hebrew
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Ἀαρών
- Ἀαρών (Aarṓn)biblical brother of Moses
Arabic هَارُون, هَارُون
- هَارُون (hārūn)biblical brother of Moses
- هَارُون (hārūn)male given name
Bengali হারূন, হারূন
- হারূন (harūn)biblical brother of Moses
- হারূন (harūn)male given name
Catalan Aaró, Aaró
- Aaróbiblical brother of Moses
- Aarómale given name
Chinese Mandarin 亞倫 /亚伦, 亞倫 /亚伦
- 亞倫 /亚伦 (Yàlún)biblical brother of Moses
- 亞倫 /亚伦 (Yàlún)male given name
Danish Aron, Aron
- Aronbiblical brother of Moses
- Aronmale given name
Dutch Aäron, Aäron
- Aäronbiblical brother of Moses
- Aäronmale given name
Esperanto Aarono
- Aaronobiblical brother of Moses
Estonian Aaron, Aaron
- Aaronbiblical brother of Moses
- Aaronmale given name
Finnish Aaron, Aaro
- Aaronbiblical brother of Moses
- Aaromale given name
French Aaron, Aaron
- Aaronbiblical brother of Moses
- Aaronmale given name
German Aaron, Aaron
- Aaronbiblical brother of Moses
- Aaronmale given name
Greek Ααρών, Ααρών
- Ααρών (Aarón)biblical brother of Moses
- Ααρών (Aarón)male given name
Hawaiian ʻĀʻālona
- ʻĀʻālonamale given name
Hebrew אַהֲרֹן, אַהֲרֹן
- אַהֲרֹן (’Ahărōn)biblical brother of Moses
- אַהֲרֹן (’Ahărōn)male given name
Hindi हारून, ऐरॉन
- हारून (hārūn)biblical brother of Moses
- ऐरॉन (airŏn)male given name
Hungarian Áron
- Áronmale given name
Indonesian Harun
- Harunmale given name
Irish Árón, Árón
- Árónbiblical brother of Moses
- Árónmale given name
- Aaronmale given name
Italian Aronne, Aronne
- Aronnebiblical brother of Moses
- Aronnemale given name
Korean 아론
- 아론 (Aron)biblical brother of Moses
Latin Aaron
- Aaronmale given name
Lithuanian Aronas
- Aronasmale given name
Malay Harun, Harun
- Harunbiblical brother of Moses
- Harunmale given name
Māori Arona, Ārona
- Aronabiblical brother of Moses
- Āronamale given name
Norwegian Aron, Aron
- Aronbiblical brother of Moses
- Aronmale given name
Polish Aaron, Aaron
- Aaronbiblical brother of Moses
- Aaronmale given name
Portuguese Aarão, Aarão
- Aarãobiblical brother of Moses
- Aarãomale given name
Russian Ааро́н, Ааро́н
- Ааро́н (Aarón)biblical brother of Moses
- Ааро́н (Aarón)male given name
Spanish Aarón, Aarón
- Aarónbiblical brother of Moses
- Aarónmale given name
Swedish Aron, Aron
- Aronbiblical brother of Moses
- Aronmale given name
Thai แอรอน
- แอรอนbiblical brother of Moses
Turkish Harun, Arun
- Harunbiblical brother of Moses
- Arunbiblical brother of Moses
- Ârunbiblical brother of Moses
- Harunmale given name
- Arunmale given name
Yiddish אהרן
- אהרן (arn)male given name
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Aaron
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Anagrams
Cite this entry
Aaron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aaron
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