Harbon as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Harbon

What is the meaning of the name Harbon ?

The baby name Harbon is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈhɑr.bən/ (HAR-bən).

Harbon is in Origin.

Harbon is a modern, Anglicized contraction of Harbonah/Harbona (Hebrew: Harbonah, חַרְבוֹנָה), a minor but memorable figure in the Book of Esther. The name reached Hebrew via the Achaemenid court, where many officials bore Iranian names; in Esther 7:9, Harbonah is the eunuch who points out Haman’s gallows. As a given name, Harbon is rare, adopted chiefly in English-speaking and Jewish communities seeking distinctive biblical choices.

Its precise meaning is uncertain. Because the original is likely Old Persian or Median, most scholars leave it “meaning unknown,” though proposals range from connections with a Semitic root ḥ-r-b “sword” to Iranian elements for officials or attendants; none is definitive. Established variants and spellings include Harbonah, Harbona, and Charbonah; Harbon streamlines these forms. Related modern shortenings such as Harb or Bon are informal rather than standardized variants.

⚙ Harbon is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Harbon appears only 1 time in total — found in 1 country. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.