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/
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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
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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