Aaron

Meanings

Proper Noun

• The elder brother of Moses in the Book of the Exodus, and in the Quran.
• A male given name from Hebrew.

Noun

• The leader of a group of thieves.

Origin

• From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών, from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן, of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead, related to the Ancient Egyptian ꜥḥꜣ rw, though it has been suggested to also mean “elevated”, “exalted” or “high mountain”. Harun.