What Does My Name Aaron Mean?

A popular boy name Aaron is pronounced AIR-an. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "mountain of strength." It is possible that it originated from the Hebrew "har-on" or has an Egyptian origin. In the Bible, Moses' brother Aaron was the first high priest of Israel. Famous personalities by this name include US Vice President Aaron Burr; baseball star Hank Aaron; composer Aaron Copland; actor Aaron Eckhart.

The name Aaron is generally used as a masculine name. It has a Hebrew origin. It is also thought to be of unknown Egyptian origin. It is pronounced as ER- un or AIR- an or AHR- an. It is also used as a first name in English. It is taken from the word אַהֲרֹן ('Aharon). Aaron means lofty, exalted or High Mountain. The name could also mean mountain of strength. The Bible mentions Aaron as Moses' elder brother. He was considered to be a keeper by God's command. The Israelites encountered Aaron as their first high priest.  

Aaran, Aaren, Arun, Auron, Ayren, Erin, Eron, Aeron, Aaronn, Ahran, Arend are some of the variants of this name. There are twenty- six more variants for Aaron. This is used as a surname and is traced to be of Jewish origin.