The story behind Harun
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish هارون (hârûn), from Arabic هَارُون (hārūn), from Biblical Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾahărōn).
Other language forms and explanations (2)
Tagalog entry
Borrowed from Arabic هَارُون (hārūn), from Biblical Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾahărōn). Doublet of Aaron.
Malay entry
Borrowed from Arabic هَارُون (hārūn), from Biblical Hebrew אהרן (ʔahăron).
Pronunciation
Turkish: /haːɾun/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /ˈhaɾun/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [ˈhaː.ɾʊn̪]
- Malay: /ˈharun/
- Malay: [ˈha.run]
- Malay: /ˈharon/
- Malay: [ˈha.ron]
Popularity
No verified popularity ranking has been imported yet.
Names Similar to Harun
Haroun
Borrowed from Arabic هَارُون (hārūn, “Aaron”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Hārūn
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʔahăron). Borrowed from Classical Persian هَارُون (hārūn), borrowed from Arabic هَارُون (hārūn), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אַהֲרֹן…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Hasan
From Arabic حَسَن (ḥasan, “fine, good, good-looking, handsome, manly; strong”). Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حسن (hasan), from Arabic حَسَن (ḥasan).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Hassan
From Arabic حَسَّان (ḥassān, “doer of good”). Borrowed from Arabic حَسَن (ḥasan).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Husain
Borrowed from Classical Persian حسین (husayn), itself from Arabic حُسَيْن (ḥusayn).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Husayn
Transliteration of Arabic حُسَيْن (ḥusayn), from the root ح س ن (ḥ s n).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Harun
Aabraham
From Biblical Hebrew אברהם ('aḇrāhām), of Biblical origin.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Aapeli
Vernacular form of the biblical Abel or Aabel, from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Harun
Aaliyah
Popularized by American singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001). Transliteration of Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aamos
Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew עמוס (Amos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aapeli
Vernacular form of the biblical Abel or Aabel, from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length