Aaron
\a.a.ʁɔ̃\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of Latin origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| Pronunciation | \a.a.ʁɔ̃\ |
| Also spelled | Aäron |
| Compound names | Saint-Aaron |
Origin and meaning
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.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- Malta
- Belgium
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Israel
- Spain
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Lepticed7 (France (Toulouse)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).