Harune is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls. It is a non-standard modification of the Quranic name Harun, common mostly in Africa (for boys) and South Asia (for girls).Ā SinceĀ Harun is not an Arabic word, the meaning is not perfectly known. Some sources say it means āmountainā, for this reasonĀ HaruneĀ can be considered to also mean āmountain.ā