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Aaron
Aaron Aaron evokes eloquent authority and a role as intermediary or spokesperson — as he was to Moses. Characters named Aaron are often portrayed as the articulate second, the essential supporting figure whose talent for communication and mediation enables greater things, and who must navigate the shadow of a more mythic sibling or partner.
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