Aaronson
Aaronson is a Jewish patronymic surname,[1] meaning "son of Aaron".[2][3] It is unknown as a given name. Aaronson or its variants may refer to:
- Brenden Aaronson (born 2000), American soccer player
- David "Noodles" Aaronson, fictional character of the 1952 novel The Hoods by Harry Grey
- Hubert Aaronson (1924–2005), American metallurgist
- Irving Aaronson (1895–1963), American jazz pianist
- Kenny Aaronson (born 1952), American bass guitar player
- Lazarus Aaronson (1894–1966), British poet
- Marc Aaronson (1950–1987), American astronomer
- Ruth Aaronson Bari (1917–2005), American mathematician
- Scott Aaronson (born 1981), American computer scientist
- Stuart A. Aaronson (born 1942), American cancer biologist
- Susan Ariel Aaronson (born 1954), American author, public speaker and economist
- Trevor Aaronson, American journalist
- Aaronsohn
- Aaron Aaronsohn (1876–1919), Romanian-born Palestinian Jewish agronomist, botanist, traveler, entrepreneur, and Zionist politician
- Alexander Aaronsohn (1888–1948), Romanian-born Palestinian Jewish activist and author 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
| Language(s) | Hebrew |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "Aaron's son" |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Aaron |
References
- Schreiber, Mordecai; Schiff, Alvin I.; Klenicki, Leon (2003). The Shengold Jewish Encyclopedia (3rd ed.). Schreiber. p. 190. ISBN 978-1-887563-77-2.
- Harrison, Henry (1969). Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary. Vol. 1. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 1.
- Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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