Given name · Arabic · Ottoman Turkish · Persian
هارون
هارون (hârûn) is a masculine given name from Arabic, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman Turkish.
Arabic and Ottoman Turkish and PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Harun.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
هارون comes from Arabic, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
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How it developed
From Arabic هَارُون, from Biblical Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʔahăron).
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هارون’s family of names
In Persian usage, هارون has a conventional equivalent in the English form Harun. In Arabic usage, هارون has a conventional equivalent in the French form Haroun. In Arabic usage, هارون has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Aarão.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
هارون has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
4 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named هارون
- Harun al-Rashid5th Abbasid caliph (r. 786–809)766–809
- Harun ibn KhumarawayhTulunid Emir of Egypt from 896 to 904882–905
- Harun OsmanOttoman noble (born 1932)
- Harun DurabiMalaysian politicianborn 1963
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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