Aaron
AIR-ən
A classic biblical name often linked in old name books to the idea of a “mountain.”
Meaning
In the provided 19th-century source, Aaron is glossed as “Heb. mountain,” reflecting a traditional etymological association used in old Christian name books. In broader biblical usage, it is the name of Moses’ brother Aaron, and the name has long been treated as a Hebrew biblical name in English.
Origin
HebrewEnglishmasculine
Fun fact
The excerpt places Aaron in the same index as Moses and Aaron, showing how these books often grouped biblical names by scripture rather than by alphabet alone.
Confidence: mixed. Sources: based on general naming-pattern knowledge.