Standard Lemma guide

Aaron

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈɛəɹ.ən/
  • General-American: /ˈæɹ.ən/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈæ.ɹən/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɛə.ɹən/
  • rhymes with -ɛɹən
  • rhymes with -æɹən
  • homophone: Aran
  • homophone: Arin
  • homophone: Arran
  • homophone: Arun
  • homophone: Erin (in some pronunciations)
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: EH1 R AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

The elder brother of Moses in the Book of the Exodus, and in the Quran.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A male given name from Hebrew.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

A surname transferred from the given name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The leader of a group of thieves.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

Qualifier: thieves' cant

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

(Old Testament) elder brother of Moses and first high priest of the Israelites; created the golden calf

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: priest

6

noun

Meaning 6

United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Henry Louis Aaron, Hank Aaron

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ballplayer, baseball player

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾahărōn)bor. Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn)bor. Latin Aaronbor. English Aaron 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.

Across languages

Translations

83 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: هَارُون (hārūn) — biblical brother of Moses
  • Armenian: Ահարոն (Aharon) — biblical brother of Moses
  • Bengali: হারূন (harūn) — biblical brother of Moses
  • Burmese: အာရုန် (arun) — biblical brother of Moses
  • Catalan: Aaró — biblical brother of Moses
  • Cherokee: ᎡᎵᏂ (elini) — biblical brother of Moses
  • Chinese Mandarin: 亞倫 /亚伦 (Yàlún) — biblical brother of Moses
  • Maore Comorian: Haruna — biblical brother of Moses
  • Ngazidja Comorian: Haruna — biblical brother of Moses
  • Coptic: ⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ (aarōn) — biblical brother of Moses
  • Danish: Aron — biblical brother of Moses
  • Dutch: Aäron — biblical brother of Moses
  • Esperanto: Aarono — biblical brother of Moses
  • Estonian: Aaron — biblical brother of Moses
  • Finnish: Aaron — biblical brother of Moses
  • French: Aaron — biblical brother of Moses
  • Old French: Aaron — biblical brother of Moses
  • German: Aaron — biblical brother of Moses
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌷𐌰𐍂𐍉𐌽 (aharōn) — biblical brother of Moses
  • Greek: Ααρών (Aarón) — biblical brother of Moses
  • Ancient Greek: Ἀαρών (Aarṓn) — biblical brother of Moses
  • Hausa: Haruna — biblical brother of Moses
  • Hebrew: אַהֲרֹן (’Ahărōn) — biblical brother of Moses
  • Hindi: हारून (hārūn) — biblical brother of Moses
  • Irish: Árón — biblical brother of Moses
  • Italian: Aronne — biblical brother of Moses
  • Kazakh: Һарұн (Harūn) — biblical brother of Moses
  • Korean: 아론 (Aron) — biblical brother of Moses
  • Malay: Harun — biblical brother of Moses
  • Maltese: Aron — biblical brother of Moses
  • Māori: Arona — biblical brother of Moses
  • Norwegian: Aron — biblical brother of Moses
  • Polish: Aaron — biblical brother of Moses
  • Portuguese: Aarão — biblical brother of Moses
  • Russian: Ааро́н (Aarón) — biblical brother of Moses
  • Serbo-Croatian: Aron — biblical brother of Moses
  • Spanish: Aarón — biblical brother of Moses
  • Swedish: Aron — biblical brother of Moses
  • Thai: แอรอน — biblical brother of Moses
  • Tibetan: ཨ་རོན (a ron) — biblical brother of Moses
  • Turkish: Harun — biblical brother of Moses
  • Turkish: Arun — biblical brother of Moses
  • Turkish: Ârun — biblical brother of Moses
  • Ottoman Turkish: هَارُون — biblical brother of Moses
  • Arabic: هَارُون (hārūn) — male given name
  • Armenian: Ահարոն (Aharon) — male given name
  • Bengali: হারূন (harūn) — male given name
  • Catalan: Aaró — male given name
  • Chinese Mandarin: 亞倫 /亚伦 (Yàlún) — male given name
  • Danish: Aron — male given name
  • Dutch: Aäron — male given name
  • Estonian: Aaron — male given name
  • Faroese: Áron — male given name
  • Finnish: Aaro — male given name
  • French: Aaron — male given name
  • Galician: Aarón — male given name
  • German: Aaron — male given name
  • Greek: Ααρών (Aarón) — male given name
  • Hausa: Haruna — male given name
  • Hawaiian: ʻĀʻālona — male given name
  • Hebrew: אַהֲרֹן (’Ahărōn) — male given name
  • Hindi: ऐरॉन (airŏn) — male given name
  • Hungarian: Áron — male given name
  • Indonesian: Harun — male given name
  • Irish: Árón — male given name
  • Irish: Aaron — male given name
  • Italian: Aronne — male given name
  • Kazakh: Арон (Aron) — male given name
  • Latin: Aaron — male given name
  • Lithuanian: Aronas — male given name
  • Malay: Harun — male given name
  • Maltese: Aronn — male given name
  • Māori: Ārona — male given name
  • Norwegian: Aron — male given name
  • Polish: Aaron — male given name
  • Portuguese: Aarão — male given name
  • Russian: Ааро́н (Aarón) — male given name
  • Serbo-Croatian: Aron — male given name
  • Spanish: Aarón — male given name
  • Swedish: Aron — male given name
  • Turkish: Harun — male given name
  • Turkish: Arun — male given name
  • Yiddish: אהרן (arn) — male given name
Real reading context

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