Arunah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Arunah

What is the meaning of the name Arunah ?

The baby name Arunah is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-ROO-nah (IPA: /əˈruːnə/).

Arunah is Hebrew in Origin.

Arunah is a rare biblical given name linked to Araunah/Ornan the Jebusite, who sold King David the threshing floor on Mount Moriah, site of the future temple. The Arunah spelling is an Anglicized contraction of Araunah found in early American records. Its etymology is uncertain; most scholars view it as non‑Hebrew - likely a Jebusite or Hurrian title meaning “the lord” or “royal,” rather than a personal name - so the exact meaning remains debated.

Use has been sporadic: uncommon in Jewish naming, but adopted occasionally by English‑speaking Protestants from the 17th to 19th centuries, especially in New England and the Mid‑Atlantic. A notable bearer is Arunah S. Abell (1806–1888), founder of the Baltimore Sun. Variants include Araunah (standard biblical form) and Ornan (the equivalent in Chronicles); spellings such as Aronah or Arona arise by confusion. The name today remains rare.