Aaron - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Aaron \a(a)-

is pronounced AIR-an, AHR-an. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "mountain of strength". From the Hebrew "har-on", or possibly of Egyptian origin. Biblical: Moses' brother Aaron was the first high priest of Israel. American Vice President Aaron Burr; baseball celebrity Hank Aaron; composer Aaron Copland; actor Aaron Eckhart.

Aaron has 37 variant forms: Aaran, Aaren, Aarin, Aaro, Aaronas, Aaronn, Aarron, Aaryn, Aeron, Aeryn, Aharon, Ahran, Ahren, Ahron, Airen, Airyn, Aran, Arand, Arek, Aren, Arend, Ari, Arin, Arnie, Aron, Aronne, Arran, Arron, Arun, Auron, Ayren, Ayron, Erin, Haroun, Ron, Ronnie and Ronny.

For more information, see also the related name Eron.

Baby names that sound like Aaron are Jaron, Arion, Aryon, Arn, Arrin, Arren, Jaronn, Jaryn, Jarron, Jarin, Jaren, Jaran, Jayron, Jeron, Joron and Oron.

Aaron is a very common first name for men (#77 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#1457 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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