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| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | "high mountain", "mountain of strength" or "enlightened" |
| Region of origin | Hebrew |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Aarons, Aaronson, Aaronsohn, Aron |
Aaron is a Jewish surname which is derived from the given name Aaron. The name Aaron is most likely of Egyptian origin. According to other theories, it could be derived from the Hebrew words meaning "lofty", "high mountain", "mountain of strength" or "enlightened".. There are several surname variants including Aarons, Aaronson, Aaronsohn, Aron. Notable people with the surname include:
Surname
- Abe Aaron (1910-1970), Canadian jazz muscian
- Arthur Louis Aaron (1922-1943), English World War II Victoria Cross recipient
- Barney Aaron (1836-1907), American boxer
- Benjamin Aaron (1915-2007), American attorney, labor law scholar, and civil servant
- Carlton Aaron (born 1979), American basketball player
- Caroline Aaron (born 1952), American actress
- Charles Dettie Aaron (1866-1951), American gastroenterologist
- Daniel Aaron (academic) (born 1912), American writer and academic
- David L. Aaron (born 1938), American government official
- Hank Aaron (born 1934), American baseball player
- Harold Robert Aaron (1921-1980), American army general
- Jacob B. Aaron (died 1855), Russian rabbi and author.
- John Aaron (born 1948), American engineer
- Jonne Aaron (born 1983), Finnish singer
- Lee Aaron (born 1962), Canadian singer
- Manuel Aaron (born 1935), Indian chess player
- Richard Aaron (born 1959), American cello teacher
- Richard Ithamar Aaron (1901-1987), Welsh philosopher
- Sam Aaron (1911-1996), American wine merchant and writer
- Tommie Aaron (1939-1984), American baseball player
- Tommy Aaron (born 1937), American golfer
- Victor Aaron (1956-1996), American actor
References
- ^ Harrison, Henry (1969). Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary. Vol. 1. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 1.
- MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Aaron
- "Search results for: Aaron". last-names.net. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
See also
Surname listThis page lists people with the surname Aaron. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link. Categories: