Yaron

Yaron (in Hebrew: יָרוֹן) is a given name meaning "is full of joy" or "will be full of joy". It is common in Israel as both a male first name and a last name. Its English-language equivalent is "Jaron".

People with the first name "Yaron" include:

* Dana International, an Israeli transsexual pop star born Yaron Cohen
* Yaron Brook, executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute
* Yaron Brown, an Israeli soccer player
* Yaron Golan, an Israeli publisher
* Yaron Herman, an Israeli-French jazz pianist
* Yaron Kohlberg, an Israeli classical pianist
* Yaron Lichtenstein, a Krav Maga Grand Master
* Yaron Lifschitz, an Australian theatre director
* Yaron London, an Israeli media personality
* Yaron Matras, a British linguist
* Yaron Svoray, an Israeli author and investigative journalist
* Yaron Zilberman, director of the documentary "Watermarks"
* Yarone Zober, an Israeli-American politician and acting mayor, for a time, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

People with the last name "Yaron" include:

* Amos Yaron, an Israeli general accused of complicity in the Sabra and Shatila massacre
* Ido Yaron, an Israeli DJ and founder of Utopia Records

People with the first name "Jaron" include:

* Jaron Lanier, virtual reality pioneer
* Jaron Lowenstein, one half of the duo Evan and Jaron

ee also

* Yahren