Given name

Araunah

“a large tree”·“Yah is firm”

Araunah is used as a given name.

Original Hebrewארונה

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a biblical name, Araunah is thought to mean “a large tree” or “Yah is firm.”

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Where it comes from

Araunah is a biblical name, probably from Hebrew.

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How it developed

Possibly from the Hebrew verb 'aran (ארן), “to be agile, aroused or at the center of cheer, and possibly.”

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In the Bible

In the Bible, the name Araunah appears in 1 Chronicles 21:25.

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See also 7

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

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Sibling ideas

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