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Aaron.

The elder brother of Moses in the Book of the Exodus, and in the Quran.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈɛəɹ.ən/General-American/ˈæɹ.ən/General-American/ˈæ.ɹən/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɛə.ɹən/Received-Pronunciation
  1. The elder brother of Moses in the Book of the Exodus, and in the Quran.

  2. A male given name from Hebrew.

  3. A surname transferred from the given name.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾahărōn)bor. Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn)bor. Latin Aaronbor. English Aaron 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.

noun/ˈɛəɹ.ən/General-American/ˈæɹ.ən/General-American/ˈæ.ɹən/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɛə.ɹən/Received-Pronunciation
  1. The leader of a group of thieves.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾahărōn)bor. Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn)bor. Latin Aaronbor. English Aaron 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.

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