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Sharon. Sharon ( Hebrew: שָׁרוֹן Šārôn "plain"), also spelled Saron, is a given name as well as a Hebrew name. In English-speaking areas, Sharon is now predominantly a feminine given name. However, historically it was also used as a masculine given name. In Israel, it is used both as a masculine and a feminine given name.
Rose of Sharon (in Hebrew: חֲבַצֶּלֶת הַשָּׁרוֹן) is a biblical expression, though the identity of the plant referred to is unclear and is disputed among biblical scholars. It has become a common name for several different species of flowering plants that are valued in different parts of the world. In neither case does it ...
Sadie. Sasa. Seira. Sairah. Sally. Sarah is a common feminine given name of Hebrew origin. [ 2][ 3][ 4] It derives its popularity from the biblical matriarch Sarah, the wife of Abraham and a major figure in the Abrahamic religions. It is a consistently popular given name across Europe, North America, [ 1] and the Middle East — being commonly ...
The Town of Sharon was first settled as part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1637 and was deemed the 2nd precinct of Stoughton in 1740. It was established as the district of Stoughtonham on June 21, 1765, incorporated as the Town of Stoughtonham on August 23, 1775, and was named Sharon on February 25, 1783, after Israel's Sharon plain, due to its high level of forestation.
Shannon (given name) Shannon is an Irish name, Anglicised from Sionainn. Alternative spellings include Shannen, Shanon, Shannan, Seanan, and Siannon. The variant Shanna is an Anglicisation of Sionna. Sionainn derives from the Irish name Abha na tSionainn for the River Shannon. Because the suffix ain indicates a diminutive in Irish, the name is ...
Aaron (given name) Aaron is an English masculine given name. The 'h' phoneme in the original Hebrew pronunciation "Aharon" (אהרן) is dropped in the Greek, Ἀαρών, from which the English form, Aaron, is derived. Aaron, the brother of Moses, is described in the Torah, the Quran and the Baha'i Iqan.
Hod-HaSharon. / 32.150°N 34.883°E / 32.150; 34.883. Hod־HaSharon ( Hebrew: הוד־השרון, lit. 'Splendor of the Sharon [region]', הוֹד־הַשָּׁרוֹן > [ 2]) is an affluent city in the Central District of Israel. The city is located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the Mediterranean coastline, south of ...
Ariel Sharon ( Hebrew: אֲרִיאֵל שָׁרוֹן [aʁiˈ (ʔ)el ʃaˈʁon] ⓘ; also known by his diminutive Arik, אָרִיק; 26 February 1928 – 11 January 2014) was an Israeli general and politician who served as the 11th prime minister of Israel from March 2001 until April 2006. [ 3 ]