Aaronson
| Aaronson | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | "Aaron's son" |
| Language(s) of origin | Hebrew |
| Related names | Aaron |
Aaronson is a Jewish patronymic surname,[1] meaning "son of Aaron".[2] It is unknown as a given name. Aaronson or its variants may refer to:
- Irving Aaronson (1895–1963), American jazz pianist
- Kenny Aaronson (born 1952), American bass guitar player
- 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
- Aaronsohn
- Aaron Aaronsohn (1876–1919), Romanian-born Palestinian Jewish agronomist, botanist, traveler, entrepreneur, and Zionist politician
- Alexander Aaronsohn (1888–1948), Romanian-born Palestinian Jewish precactivist 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
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 1. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 1.
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