Yaron (in Hebrew: יָרוֹן) is a given name meaning "is full of joy", "will be full of joy", or "to shout, to sing". 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 Lifschitz, an Australian theatre director
Yaron London, an Israeli media personality
Yaron Matras, a British linguist
Yaron Margolin
Yaron Svoray, an Israeli author and investigative journalist
Yaron Zilberman, director of the documentary Watermarks
Yaron Traub
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
Miriam Yaron, Miss Israel 1950
People with the first name "Jaron" include:
Jaron Lanier, virtual reality pioneer
Jaron Lowenstein, one half of the duo Evan and Jaron
