# Aaron

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɛəɹ.ən/ · frequency rank #4,815

## Definitions
1. The elder brother of Moses in the Book of the Exodus, and in the Quran.
2. A male given name from Hebrew.
3. A surname transferred from the given name.

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

## Easily confused with
- **aro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aaron-vs-aro)
- **ARN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aaron-vs-arn)
- **Avon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aaron-vs-avon)
- **anon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aaron-vs-anon)
- **Aron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aaron-vs-aron)
- **agro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aaron-vs-agro)
- **Arun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aaron-vs-arun)
- **aren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aaron-vs-aren)
- **AARP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aaron-vs-aarp)
- **axon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aaron-vs-axon)
- **Alon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aaron-vs-alon)
- **aeon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aaron-vs-aeon)
- **arrow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aaron-vs-arrow)
- **Aston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aaron-vs-aston)
- **Anton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aaron-vs-anton)
- **arson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aaron-vs-arson)
- **apron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aaron-vs-apron)
- **Akron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aaron-vs-akron)
- **Alton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aaron-vs-alton)
- **acton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aaron-vs-acton)

## Common misspellings (5)
`aaorn`, `aarno`, `aaronn`, `aarron`, `araon`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/aaron