# Aaron
## English
### Etymology

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.

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˈɛɹ.ən/, /ˈæɹ.ən/
** Audio (US):(file)
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈæɹ.ən/, /ˈɛə.ɹən/
* Rhymes: -ɛɹən, -æɹən
* Homophones: Aran, Arin, Arran, Arun, Erin (in some pronunciations)
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.
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, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Oxford English Dictionary, and Harper Collins 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 is sometimes pronounced that way, too.

### Proper noun

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!
* A surname transferred from the given name.

#### Usage notes

* 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

* Aaronic
* Aaronid
* Aaronite
* Aaron's beard
* Aaron's bells
* Aaron's rod
* Aaron's serpent

#### Related terms

* (nonstandard spellings of given name) Aaren, Aron, Arron
* (patronymic surname of given name) Aaronson

#### Translations
### Noun

Aaron (plural Aarons)
* (archaic, thieves' cant) The leader of a group of thieves.

#### Synonyms

* See Thesaurus:criminal leader

### References

* ↑ 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)‎, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2013 May 1 (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

* Roana

## Catalan
### Alternative forms

* Aaró

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ə.əˈɾon]
* IPA: (Valencia) [a.aˈɾon]

### Proper noun

Aaron m
* a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Aaron

## Estonian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑːron/, [ˈɑːron]

### Proper noun

Aaron
* Aaron (biblical figure)
* a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Aaron

## Finnish
### Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Biblical Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑːron/, [ˈɑ̝ːro̞n]
* Rhymes: -ɑːron
* Hyphenation: Aa‧ron

### Proper noun

Aaron
* Aaron (biblical figure)
* a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Aaron

#### Declension

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
Aaronieni Aaroneideni Aaroneitteni
partitive
Aaroniani
Aaroneitani Aaronejani
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
Aaroniesi Aaroneidesi Aaroneittesi
partitive
Aaroniasi
Aaroneitasi Aaronejasi
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
Aaroniemme Aaroneidemme Aaroneittemme
partitive
Aaroniamme
Aaroneitamme Aaronejamme
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
Aaronienne Aaroneidenne Aaroneittenne
partitive
Aaronianne
Aaroneitanne Aaronejanne
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
Aaroniensa Aaroneidensa Aaroneittensa
partitive
Aaroniaan Aaroniansa
Aaroneitaan Aaronejaan Aaroneitansa Aaronejansa
inessive
Aaronissaan Aaronissansa
Aaroneissaan Aaroneissansa
elative
Aaronistaan Aaronistansa
Aaroneistaan Aaroneistansa
illative
Aaroniinsa
Aaroneihinsa
adessive
Aaronillaan Aaronillansa
Aaroneillaan Aaroneillansa
ablative
Aaroniltaan Aaroniltansa
Aaroneiltaan Aaroneiltansa
allative
Aaronilleen Aaronillensa
Aaroneilleen Aaroneillensa
essive
Aaroninaan Aaroninansa
Aaroneinaan Aaroneinansa
translative
Aaronikseen Aaroniksensa
Aaroneikseen Aaroneiksensa
abessive
Aaronittaan Aaronittansa
Aaroneittaan Aaroneittansa
instructive
comitative
—Aaroneineen Aaroneinensa :

### Proper noun

Aaron
* genitive singular of Aaro

#### Derived terms

* aaroninparta
* aaroninsauva

#### Statistics

* Aaron is the 181st most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 3,368 male individuals (and as a middle name to 3,832 more), and also belongs to 6 female individuals (and as a middle name to 8 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* Aarno, arona, oraan, orana

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.a.ʁɔ̃/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Aaron m
* Aaron (biblical figure)
* a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Aaron

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈʔaːʀɔn], [ˈaːʁɔn]
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Aaron m (proper noun, strong, genitive Aarons)
* (biblical characters) Aaron
* a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Aaron

#### Related terms

* Aron

## Latin
### Alternative forms

* Ārōn, Aharōn

### Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn).

### Pronunciation

* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈa.a.ron/, [ˈäːäron]

### Proper noun

Aarōn m sg (genitive Aarōn or Aarōnis); indeclinable, variously declined, third declension
* (Ecclesiastical Latin) Aaron (biblical figure)
** 207 CE – 208 CE, Tertullian, 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

Indeclinable noun or third-declension noun, singular only.

#### Descendants

* → 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
* → Maori: Arona
* → Northern Sami: Áron
* → Norwegian: Aron
* → Polish: Aaron
* → Portuguese: Aarão
* → Russian: Ааро́н (Aarón), Аро́н (Arón)
** → Kazakh: Арон (Aron)
* → Spanish: Aarón
* → Swedish: Aron

### Further reading

* “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
### Etymology

From English Aaron, from Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn). Doublet of Harun.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɛ.rən]
* Rhymes: -rən, -ən
* Hyphenation: Aa‧ron

### Proper noun

Aaron (Jawi spelling ايرن)
* a male given name from English

## Old English
### Etymology

From Latin Aarōn, from Biblical Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (Ahărōn).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑːˈɑ.roːn/

### Proper noun

Āarōn m
* (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.