Haroun

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  • Arabic
Variant transcription of HARUN.

HARUN   male   Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian
Arabic form of AARON. Harun al-Rashid was a 9th-century Abbasid caliph featured in the stories of 'The 1001 Nights'.
AARON   male   English, Jewish, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name אַהֲרֹן ('Aharon) which is most likely of unknown Egyptian origin. Other theories claim a Hebrew derivation, and suggest meanings such as "high mountain" or "exalted". In the Old Testament this name is borne by the older brother of Moses. He acted as a spokesman for his brother when they appealed to the pharaoh to release the Israelites from slavery. Aaron's rod produced miracles and plagues to intimidate the pharaoh. After the departure from Egypt and arrival at Mount Sinai, God installed Aaron as the first high priest of the Israelites and promised that his descendants would form the priesthood.

As an English name, Aaron has been in use since the Protestant Reformation. This name was borne by the American politician Aaron Burr (1756-1836), notable for killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel.
EQUIVALENTS
ARABIC: Harun
BIBLICAL GREEK: Aaron
BIBLICAL HEBREW: Aharon
BIBLICAL LATIN: Aaron
BIBLICAL: Aaron
BOSNIAN: Harun
CROATIAN: Aron
DANISH: Aron
ENGLISH: Aaren, Aaron, Arron
HEBREW: Aharon
HUNGARIAN: Áron
ICELANDIC: Aron
JEWISH: Aaron
NORWEGIAN: Aron
POLISH: Aron
SPANISH: Aarón
SWEDISH: Aron
TURKISH: Harun
URDU: Haroon