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, executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute Yaron Brown, Israeli soccer player Yaron Golan, Israeli publisher Yaron Herman, Israeli-French jazz pianist Yaron Kohlberg, Israeli classical pianist Yaron Lifschitz, Australian theatre director Yaron London, Israeli media personality Yaron Margolin, Israeli dancer and choreographer Yaron Matras, British linguist Yaron Svoray, Israeli author and investigative journalist Yaron Traub Yaron Zilberman, director of the documentary Watermarks Yarone Zober, Israeli-American politician and acting mayor, for a time, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Notable people with the surname Yaron include: Amos Yaron, 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 Notable people with the first name Jaron include: Jaron Lanier, virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lowenstein, one half of the duo Evan and Jaron Jaron Varsano, Israeli husband of actress Gal Gadot See also Jaron Jerome References Hebrew words and phrases Hebrew-language surnames Jewish surnames Jewish masculine given names Hebrew masculine given names