Aaronson

Aaronson

Family name
name = Aaronson


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meaning = "Aaron's son" - "Aaron" meaning "lofty"
region = Hebrew
origin = Hebrew
related names = Aaron, Aarons, Ben-Aharon, Aaronsohn, Aron
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Aaronson is a Jewish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Aaron", the prefix Aaron meaning "lofty". It is most common amongst Jews in English language countries. "Aaronsohn" is a variant spelling most common amongst Jews in Europe and Israel. There are other various spellings. It is uncommon as a given name. Aaronson or its variants may refer to:

* Irving Aaronson (1895 – 1963), American jazz pianist
* Kenny Aaronson (1952), American bass guitar player
* Marc Aaronson (1950 – 1987), American astronomer
* Ruth Aaronson Bari (1917 - 2005), American mathematician ;Aaronsohn
* Aaron Aaronsohn (1876–1919), Romanian-born Palestinian Jewish agronomist, botanist, traveler, entrepreneur, and Zionist politician
* Alexander Aaronsohn (1888–1948), author and activist who wrote about the plight of people living in Palestine (now Israel)
* Sarah Aaronsohn (1890–1917), Jewish spy working for the British in World War I, sister of Aaron Aaronsohn

References

*Source: Surnames of the United Kingdom, A Concise Etymological Dictionary; Henry Harrison; Vol.1 & 2.; The Eaton Press, 190 Ebury Street, London, S.W; 1912.


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