Given name · also Latin
Aarón
“enlightener”
Aarón is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Spanish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aarón is a romanization of Аарон. Аарон goes back to Hebrew אהרן, meaning “enlightener.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aarón comes from Latin, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών, from Biblical Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾahărōn).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Aarón’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Aarón shares a linguistic root with the English form Aaron. In Galician usage, Aarón has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Aarão. In Spanish usage, Aarón has a conventional equivalent in the English form Aaron.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Aarón has relatives in 11 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
7 related names in 11 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aarón
- Aarón ÑíguezSpanish footballerborn 1989
- Aarón MartínSpanish association football playerborn 1997
- Aarón DíazMexican-American actor, singer and modelborn 1982
- Aarón PadillaMexican footballer (1942-2020)
- Aarón GalindoMexican footballerborn 1982
- Josepmir BallónPeruvian association football playerborn 1988
- Aarón EscandellSpanish association football playerborn 1995
- Aarón HernánMexican actor (1930–2020)
- Aarón SuárezCosta Rican footballerborn 2002
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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