Aaron

Meaning

1. The leader of a group of thieves.
2. The elder brother of Moses in the Book of the Exodus, and in the Quran.
3. A surname transferred from the given name.
4. A male given name from Hebrew.

Etymology / origin

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.

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