Given name · Hebrew · Yiddish
אהרן
“the eagle ruler”·“resembling an eagle”·“Exalted”
אהרן (arn) is a masculine given name from Hebrew. It is used in Hebrew and Yiddish.
Hebrew and YiddishWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: Aaron.
Meaning & origin
What it means
אהרן is Arn written in the Hebrew alphabet. In English use, Arn is a diminutive of Arnold. One German interpretation is “the eagle ruler.” Arn is a variant of Arne. One interpretation is “resembling an eagle.” In Jewish use, Arn is a variant of Aaron. “Exalted” and “mountain of strength” are familiar interpretations, but no single meaning is secure. The mountain explanation is a folk etymology; it should not be treated as a proven translation.
Explained through its name family
אהרן’s family of names
In Hebrew usage, אהרן has a later derivative in ARAWN. In Yiddish usage, אהרן has a conventional equivalent in the English form Aaron. In Hebrew usage, אהרן has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Aron.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
אהרן has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Egyptian roots to each of them.
8 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- AaronEnglish
- AronPolish
- Aharonborrowing · English
- Arronequivalent
- אהרוןequivalent
- Ահարոնequivalent
- אַהֲרֹןhas masculine form
- Ааронborrowing · Ukrainian
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People named אהרן
- Aharon ZislingIsraeli politician (1901-1964)
- Aharon RazinIsraeli biochemist (1935-2019)
- Aaron Kushnirovpoet (1890-1949)
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