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אהרן

Ancient Egyptian roots

Language contexts for this entry: Hebrew, Yiddish

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Origin: Ancient Egyptian
2 language contexts: Hebrew Yiddish
Follow the evidence: 7 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About אהרן

אהרן is a masculine given name documented in Hebrew and Yiddish. English Wiktionary traces it to Egyptian.

Ancient Egyptian origin

Source-reported

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”.

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: אהרןCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: אהרןCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Japanese Wiktionary: אהרןCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: אהרןCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: אהרןCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

02 / Across borders

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Documented as a given name in Hebrew.

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03 / By the numbers

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04 / Through time

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q66615366CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: אהרןCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: אהרןCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Japanese Wiktionary: אהרןCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: אהרןCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: אהרןCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-אהרן.wavCC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About אהרן

אהרן is a masculine given name documented in Hebrew and Yiddish. English Wiktionary traces it to Egyptian.

Ancient Egyptian origin

Source-reported

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: אהרןCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: אהרןCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Japanese Wiktionary: אהרןCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: אהרןCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: אהרןCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Where אהרן is used

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Israel

Language records

Documented as a given name in Hebrew.

Explore Israel

1 of 1 country

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q66615366CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: אהרןCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: אהרןCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Japanese Wiktionary: אהרןCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: אהרןCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: אהרןCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-אהרן.wavCC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About אהרן

Ancient Egyptian origin

Where אהרן is used

Across borders

Israel

Popularity over time

History

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About אהרן

Ancient Egyptian origin

Where אהרן is used

Across borders

Israel

Popularity over time

History

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A story to pass on.

About אהרן

Ancient Egyptian origin

Where אהרן is used

Across borders

Israel

Popularity over time

History

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A story to pass on.

About אהרן

Ancient Egyptian origin

Where אהרן is used

Across borders

Israel

Popularity over time

History

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

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A name worth keeping.

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