The baby name Arauna is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ə-RAU-nə (ah-ROW-nə) — /əˈraʊnə/.
Arauna is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Arauna is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ə-RAU-nə (ah-ROW-nə) — /əˈraʊnə/.
Arauna is Hebrew in Origin.
Arauna is a name from the Hebrew Bible, derived from Araunah the Jebusite, whose threshing floor King David purchased to build an altar (2 Samuel 24; echoed in 1 Chronicles with the name Ornan). The form reflects a non-Israelite background; spellings vary in the Masoretic text, yielding transliterations such as Araunah and Aravnah.
Etymology is uncertain: some link it to a Hurrian title meaning lord, while others view it as a Canaanite personal name of obscure meaning. Modern variants include Arauna (a streamlined form), Araunah, Aravnah, and the parallel biblical Ornan. Rare in use today, Arauna appears occasionally in Jewish and Christian communities and is sometimes adopted as a feminine name in Romance-language contexts because of its -a ending, though the biblical bearer is male. The name carries associations of sacrifice and dedication through its connection to the future temple site.
Arauna is about as rare as a name gets. We hold just 14 recorded uses of it, from 9 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
Arauna is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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