Hārūn
هَارُون
Say it haa-ROON
Said to mean “the beloved”
At a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Not Arabic in origin
- In English
- Aaron
- Found in
- The Qurʾān: 2:248, 4:163, 6:84 The prophets
- Also spelled
- Harun, Haroon, Haroun
Meaning & source
A non-Arabic name. Ibn Miskawayh said it means “the beloved” in Hebrew.
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وَذَكَرَ ابْنُ مَسْكَوَيْهِ أَنَّ مَعْنَى هَارُونَ بِالْعِبْرَانِيَّةِ "الْمُحَبَّبُ"
Who carried this name
- The Prophet Hārūn (peace be upon him) Qurʾān 2:248