Yaron () is a Hebrew 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 surname. Its English-language equivalent is Jaron.

Notable people with the first name Yaron include:

  • Yaron Brook (born 1961), Israeli-American entrepreneur, writer, and activist, former CEO of the Ayn Rand Institute
  • Yaron Brown (born 1958), Israeli soccer player
  • Yaron Golan (1949–2007), Israeli publisher
  • Yaron Herman (born 1981), Israeli-French jazz pianist
  • Yaron Kohlberg (born 1983), Israeli classical pianist
  • Yaron Lifschitz (born 1970), Australian theatre director
  • Yaron Lischinsky, German-Israeli victim of a 2025 shooting
  • Yaron London (born 1940), Israeli media personality
  • Yaron Margolin (born 1954), Israeli dancer and choreographer
  • Yaron Matras (born 1963), British linguist
  • Yaron Svoray, Israeli author and investigative journalist
  • Yaron Traub (born 1964), Israeli conductor and pianist
  • Yaron Zilberman (born 1966), Israeli film director
  • Yarone Zober (born 1975), Israeli-American politician and acting mayor, for a time, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Notable people with the surname Yaron include:

  • Amos Yaron (born 1940), Israeli general accused of complicity in the Sabra and Shatila massacre
  • Hagit Messer Yaron (born 1953), Israeli electrical engineer, businesswoman, and President of Open University of Israel
  • Ido Yaron, Israeli DJ and founder of Utopia Records
  • Miriam Yaron, Miss Israel 1950

See also

  • Jaron
  • Jerome

References

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