Aaron (given name)

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Aaron
Aaron-icon.jpg
Russian Icon of Aaron
PronunciationDutch: [aːˈʔaːrən]
English: /ˈɛərən, ˈærən/
GenderMale
Language(s)English, Exodus 4:14
Origin
DerivationAncient Egyptian (Aharon), Hebrew (אהרן), Greek (Ααρών), Latin (Aaron), British English (/ɛərən/), American English (/ærən/, /eɪrɪn/)
Other names
Variant form(s)Aharon, Aron, Harun

Aaron is a hellenized Hebrew masculine given name.[1] The 'h' phoneme in the original Hebrew pronunciation "Aharon" (אהרן) is dropped in the Greek, Ααρών, from which the English form, Aaron, is derived.

Aaron the brother of Moses is described in the Torah, the Quran and the Baha'i Iqan.

The origin of the biblical name is uncertain; however, an Ancient Egyptian origin may indicate "aha rw" meaning "warrior lion",

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or from Aaru, the Egyptian heaven ruled by Osiris.

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According to other different theories, the name could be derived from various Hebrew roots meaning "high mountain", "mountain of strength", "exalted", "enlightened",[2] or "bearer of martyrs". The name Aharon may itself be a variant of Haran, the name given to the older brother of Abraham in the book of Genesis.[3]

The given name was used by Jews and early Christians, then became exclusively Jewish in the Middle Ages, taken up by Gentiles in the 17th century, and popular among both in the end of the 20th century. Aaron was most popular in the United States in 1994 peaking as the 28th most popular name. Aaron is also a Jewish surname. St. Aaron's day is on July 1 and is celebrated in French speaking countries and Poland. The name is generally recognisable around the world as referring to the biblical Aaron and cognate forms in other languages include Aarón in Spanish; in Portuguese; Aron in Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and Croatian; Árón in Czech and Irish;[4] and Harun (هارون) in Arabic. The variant used in the Russian language is "Ааро́н" (Aaron),[5] with "Аро́н" (Aron) being its colloquial form; diminutives include "Ааро́нка" (Aaronka), "Аро́нка" (Aronka), and "Ро́на" (Rona).[6] The patronymics derived from this first name in Russian are "Ааро́нович" (Aaronovich; masculine) and its colloquial form "Ааро́ныч" (Aaronych), and "Ааро́новна" (Aaronovna; feminine).[6]

"Aaronite" is a noun referring to the biblical tradition and modern genetic line of Kohanim claiming descent from the biblical Aaron. "Aaronic" is an adjective referring to their traditional priestly attributes such as attention to detail, respect for tradition, and religious dogmatising. For example, biblical texts focussed on rules and traditions such as Leviticus are considered aaronic.

Pronunciation[]

In its original Hebrew, Aharon (אהרן) is pronounced as three syllables, a-ha-ron. This Hebrew pronunciation is still used in modern Hebrew in Israel today. The Hebrew sound had no direct equivalent in Greek, when Jewish scriptures were translated by Greek-speaking Jews in Alexandria around 200 BCE to form the septuagint, so these translators used a pair of Greek alpha letters to approximate the same sound, "Ααρών". This was translated again by St. Jerome from the Greek to the Latin Vulgate as "Aaron" in the fourth century CE. It is thought that the Greeks and Romans would pronounce Aaron similarly to the Hebrew, as the Catholic Latin pronunciation is still defined this way.[7]

The English pronunciation of the biblical Aaron's name was derived by anglicising the Latin during the Church of England's translation of the Authorized King James Bible in 1611 (possibly influenced by older English translations of the bible from Anglo Saxon times onwards). The modern Church of England Pronunciation Guide, the BBC pronunciation guide,[8] the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints pronunciation guide,[9] the Oxford English Dictionary,[10] the Longman pronunciation guide,[11] and Harper Collins Biblical Pronunciation Guide[12] all define this modern English pronunciation as /ɛərən/ ("air-run", where "air" is the same sound as in "dairy"). This pronunciation is used in the 1956 film The Ten Commandments featuring the biblical Aaron, by UK chief rabbi Jonathan Sacks when speaking in English,[13] and in the BBC production of Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus.[14]

The English name "Aaron" is sometimes confused with the English name "Aron" which is also derived from the biblical Aaron but through translation routes other than the Church of England (e.g. Scandinavian[15] and Celtic[16] churches) and pronounced /ærən/ ("a-ran" as in "arrow"). It is further sometimes confused with the names Arran and Aran which are also pronounced /ærən/ ("a-ran" as in "arrow") but derive from various sources unrelated to the biblical Aaron such as the Scottish Isle of Arran and Irish Aran Islands. Aeron is another unrelated name, pronounced air-ron, thought to possibly be the name of a Celtic deity who is also the namesake of the popular Aeron chair. Possibly because of this confusion, the common pronunciation in Britain and some other English-speaking countries has changed over the last few decades to /ærən/.

Notable people[]

Religion[]

  • Aaron, biblical elder brother of Moses, Hebrew patriarch, Islamic prophet, Orthodox saint
  • Aaron of Aleth (died 552), 6th-century saint
  • Aaron of Auxerre (died 807), a bishop of Auxerre locally venerated as a saint
  • Aaron of Caerleon (died 304), saint; British martyr
  • Aharon of Karlin (1736-1772), Hasidic rabbi; founder of the Karlin-Stolin dynasty
  • Aaron of Pinsk (died 1841), rabbi and author of Tosafot Aharon
  • Aaron (abbot) (died 1052), abbot of St. Martin, Cologne, Germany
  • Aaron (Copt), a Miaphysite Coptic saint
  • Aaron (Jaredite), a Jaredite king mentioned in the Book of Mormon
  • Aaron (Lamanite), a Lamanite mentioned in the Book of Mormon
  • Aaron (Nephite), the Nephite missionary mentioned in the Book of Mormon
  • Aaron (saint), a saint of the Coptic Church
  • Aaron the Illustrious (or Aaron of the nuts) (born 4th century), an Armenian saint
  • Teófilo Vargas Seín aka Aarón (1921-2021), Puerto Rican religious leader
  • Aaron Jean-Marie Cardinal Lustiger (1926-2007), Archbishop Emeritus of Paris

History[]

  • Aaron I (9th century) Khazar
  • Aaron II (Khazar) (10th century)
  • Aron of Bulgaria (10th-century), Bulgarian noble
  • Aaron the Upright or Harun al-Rashid (ca. 763-809), Abbasid Caliph
  • Y-chromosomal Aaron, the hypothesised most recent common ancestor of many Kohanim

Science[]

  • Aaron Ciechanover (born 1947), Israeli Nobel laureate biologist
  • Aaron Cohen (1931-2010), Deputy director of NASA
  • Aaron Klug (1926-2018), British chemist and astrophysicist, Nobel laureate
  • Aaron Sloman, artificial intelligence scientist
  • Aaron T. Beck (1921–2021), American psychiatrist, founder of cognitive-behavior therapy

Arts[]

  • Aaron Aedy, rhythm guitarist of English doom metal band Paradise Lost
  • Aaron Carter (born 1987), American singer
  • Aaron Copland (1900-1990), American composer, composition teacher, writer, and conductor
  • Aaron Crabb, Christian musician
  • Aaron Dismuke (born 1992), American voice actor
  • Aaron Eckhart (born 1968), American actor
  • Aaron Funk (born 1975), breakcore artist most popularly known as Venetian Snares
  • Aaron Freeman (born 1970), American singer, songwriter
  • Aaron Gillespie (born 1983), drummer/vocalist of UnderOath and live drummer of Paramore
  • Aaron Christian Howles (born 1993), American actor
  • Aaron Kwak (born 1993), American singer and sub-vocalist of NU'EST
  • Aaron Kwok (born 1965), Hong Kong singer, dancer and actor
  • Aaron Lewis (born 1972), member of band Staind
  • Aaron McCusker (born 1978), Northern Irish actor
  • Aaron Morris (born 1991), English comedian, presenter
  • Aaron James Murphy (born 1992), New Zealand actor
  • Aaron Neville (born 1941), American singer
  • Aaron North (born 1979), American musician
  • Aaron Paul (born 1979), American actor
  • Elvis Aaron Presley (1935-1977), American singer (born Elvis Aron Presley)
  • Aaron-Carl Ragland (1973–2010), American electronic dance musician
  • Aaron Solowoniuk (born 1974), member of band Billy Talent
  • Aaron Sorkin (born 1961), American screenwriter, producer and playwright
  • Aaron Spelling (1923-2006), American film and television producer
  • Aaron Stern, American musician
  • Aaron Tveit, (born 1983), American singer and film and theatre actor
  • Aaron Charles Wills (born 1974), aka P-Nut member of band 311
  • Aaron Dontez Yates (born 1971), American rapper, also known as Tech N9NE

Politics and business[]

Sport[]

Academia[]

Fictional characters[]

See also[]

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Jewish Names". jewfaq.org. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
  2. ^ "MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Aaron". Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
  3. ^ HaranChaim Vital, Sha'ar Ha-Gilgulim (Gate of Reincarnations) Chapter Thirty-Three, Section 3b. Rabbi Isaac Luria (16th century) connects the character of Aharon to that of Avraham's older brother
  4. ^ "Árón - Wiktionary". en.wiktionary.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  5. ^ Superanskaya, p. 20
  6. ^ a b Petrovsky, p. 31
  7. ^ "The correct pronunciation of Latin according to Roman usage. Rev. Michael de Angelis CRM PhD, 1937" (PDF).
  8. ^ L. Olausson, and C. Sangster. Oxford BBC Guide to Pronciation, Oxford University Press 2006, page 1.
  9. ^ "Pronunciation Guide". Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
  10. ^ http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Aaron?q=aaron. Oxford English Dictionary, 2013.
  11. ^ Wells, John C. (1990). "Aaron". Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. Harlow, UK: Longman. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-582-05383-0.
  12. ^ Bible Pronunciation Guide. ed. William O. Walker III, Harper Collins, 1994, ISBN 0060689625
  13. ^ "Website of the chief rabbi". Jonathan Sacks. Archived from the original on 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
  14. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rsLl8wDLg4. Titus Andronicus, BBC Shakespeare video series, 1985. DVD ASIN:B000KPG7RA
  15. ^ "Andra Mosenboken (Book of Exodus), Swedish Bible".
  16. ^ "Eaxodus (Book of Exodus), Irish Bible" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
  17. ^ Stutts Rothschild, Aaron Bradford (December 2018). "ABS LLC - Insights from Dr Stutts Rothschild". ABS LLC | forward>>>. Archived from the original on 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  18. ^ Stutts Rothschild, Aaron Bradford (April 2018). "Crypto VS Traditional Currency". The Execranks.

Sources[]

  • А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание" (Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling). Айрис-пресс. Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-8112-1399-9
  • Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (Dictionary of Russian First Names). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-17-002940-3
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