Details for the forename Aaron

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Aaron (male)


Variants:	Aron (M) Haroun (M) Harun (M)
Diminutive(s):	Arn (M)
Pet Name(s):	Arke (M)
Derivative(s):	Aaron (S) Aarons (S) Aaronsohn (S) Aaronson (S) Areles (S) Arkin (S) Arkow (S) Arnowicz (S) Arnowitz (S) Aronin (S) Aronoff (S) Aronov (S) Aronovich (S) Aronovitz (S) Aronow (S) Aronowicz (S) Aronowitz (S) Arons (S) Aronsohn (S) Aronson (S) Aronstam (S) Aronstein (S) Arunowicz (S) Ben-Aharon (S) Haron (M)
Derivative of:	Arnow (S)
Can be spelt:	Aharon (M) Aron (M) Arran (M) Arron (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG Chambers Dictionary [2003]
Notes:	Jewish from Hebrew, reputedly meaning "lofty; mountaineer" although it is probable that it has an Egyptian origin, of unknown meaning; OT Exodus 28:1. Aharon is the modern form.