# How did "Aaron" get his two "a"s when transliterated from Hebrew?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 5, 2013, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-aaron-get-his-two-a-s-when-transliterated-from-hebrew/660247 "2013-06-05T22:26:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-aaron-get-his-two-a-s-when-transliterated-from-hebrew/660247/21 "2013-06-07T02:18:52Z")

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Can I tell my Ellis-Island Jewish name joke?

I also have a request pending in another thread for a different joke.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-aaron-get-his-two-a-s-when-transliterated-from-hebrew/660247/22 "2013-06-07T05:56:05Z")

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> [@Leo\_Bloom](#):
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> Maybe you knew this, but this is doubly witty, because Moses stuttered.

Then it was only single witty because that was why I said it.

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**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-aaron-get-his-two-a-s-when-transliterated-from-hebrew/660247/23 "2013-06-07T08:27:48Z")

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> [@Senegoid](#):
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> In particular, Mordecai and Esther are not of Hebrew origin, although they are popular Jewish/Hebrew names to this day.

In fact, they may be variations on the names of local Mesopotamian deities, Marduk and Ishtar.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-aaron-get-his-two-a-s-when-transliterated-from-hebrew/660247/24 "2013-06-07T13:46:16Z")

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> [@Leo\_Bloom](#):
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> Can I tell my Ellis-Island Jewish name joke?
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> I also have a request pending in another thread for a different joke.

By all means, Leo, please tell us.

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**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-aaron-get-his-two-a-s-when-transliterated-from-hebrew/660247/25 "2013-06-07T17:04:49Z")

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Aaron is my IRL name. Woot!

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