Name Jaron Origin, meaning, pronunciation & popularity of the name Jaron

Jaron is a ♂ boy’s name.

What is the origin of the name Jaron?

Jaron is a Slavic form of the name Aaron, which is of Egyptian and Hebrew origin. Besides, Jaron is a variant of the Hebrew name Yaron.

What does the name Jaron mean?

Jaron means “bearer of martyrs” and “exalted”, “enlightened” or “of the mountains” and “mountain of strength” (from Hebrew “har/הַר” = mountain/hill + “‘ór/אוֹר” = light). In Egyptian, Jaron means “warrior” (from Egyptian “ꜥḥꜣ” = fight/battle) or “warrior lion” (from Egyptian “aha rw/ꜥḥꜣ rw”). Deriving from Yaron, Jaron means “to shout” or “to sing”, “cry of rejoicing” and “is full of joy” or “will be full of joy” (from Hebrew “ron/רוֹן” = joy/song/singing).

Spellings, nicknames and middle names for Jaron

The name Jaron is very versatile, because in addition to the variant Jaron there are also the spellings Jaaron, Jarron and Yaron. The variant Jaron is getting more popular in English speaking countries. Your little Jaron could be nicknamed Jari, Jay, Ron or Ronny. Possible middle names for Jaron are: Jaron Alexander, Jaron Keith, Jaron Allan, Jaron Tom, Jaron Henry or Jaron Mitchell.

Famous men named Jaron

• American Jaron Lanier (born 1960) is a well-known computer scientist, artist, musician, composer, author and entrepreneur. His parents, both active in the arts, were Jewish and fled to the United States. After his mother died young, he and his father moved to the New Mexico desert, where Jaron left high school at fifteen without graduating. Due to his special talent, he was later nevertheless admitted to mathematics lectures at New York State University, was involved in the development of virtual reality technology and taught computer science himself. As a musician, he performed with well-known artists such as Yoko Ono and Philip Glass. In the course of his further career, Jaron Lanier became known primarily for his philosophical-technical books and lectures. He criticized the strategy of companies to collect the data of their users and to monetize it without their consent. In doing so, he repeatedly appealed against the use of social media platforms and open-source networks. In 2014, Jaron was awarded the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade.
• Not many know him, but his wife: Jaron Varsano is the husband of actress Gal Gadot. Jaron was born in Amsterdam in 1975 and is ten years older than his celebrity wife. The entrepreneur lives mainly in Israel, Gal Gadot’s country of birth. The two married in 2008 and have three daughters. The couple regularly present themselves very happy together on social media.
• Jaron David Lowenstein is a musician and former member of the folk-rock duo “Evan and Jaron”. Evan is Jaron’s identical twin, they were born in 1974 in Atlanta, Georgia. Jaron and Evan decided to make music together in the 90s and performed songs in the style of Simon & Garfunkel. They had a contract with a music label and their biggest hit was a song called “Crazy for This Girl” (2000). Jaron’s and Evan’s career came to an end, because they both are Orthodox Jews and therefore didn’t want to play gigs on weekends. In 2009, Jaron came back as a solo artist under the name “Jaron and the Long Road to Love”. One of his solo songs is “Pray for You” (2009).

Jaron in sports

• Jaron Blossomgame is an American basketball player. Born in Georgia in 1993, Jaron played basketball for Clemson University in college. He played for a few clubs in the NBA G League, including the “Austin Spurs”. Since 2021 he plays for the German club “ratiopharm Ulm”.
• A boxing champion named Jaron is Jaron Ennis. He was born in 1997 in Philadelphia. In the years 2014 and 2015, he won a silver and gold medal at the U.S. National Golden Gloves Championships. His last fight was a win against Custio Clayton in May 2022. The fight took place in Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.

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