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I love Aaron pronounced A-ran but I'm not sure which way would be the best spelling with the pronunciation. The only Aaron I know it's said as EHR-an.
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Maybe it's my accent but I can't figure out how to say the "a" in cat with an r on the end without adding an extra vowel in between! I can do it with "air-ron" but with the "a" in cat it comes out like "a-er-on".
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I pronounce it EHR-in, but I think if you spelled it Aran or Earan people might pronounce it like that.
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Just stick with the original spelling Aaron, I pronounce it Ar ran
This message was edited 5/15/2020, 2:03 PM
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I'm glad I'm not the only one.
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I've met several Aarons (in the US) and they were all pronounced EHR-an.
I'd probably use Aran, Arran, or Arren.
I'd probably use Aran, Arran, or Arren.
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Arran is definitely another good option; I knew someone named after the Isle.
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I really like the name Aaron for a boy and I really detest the name Erin for a girl. I say Aaron AAA-ron and I say Erin AIR-en but I know that some people pronounce them identically and it would bug the heck out of me if anyone called my son Aaron AIR-en instead of AAA-ron.
Anyway, I don't think any spelling of Aaron would resolve that. It is what it is.
Anyway, I don't think any spelling of Aaron would resolve that. It is what it is.
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That’s how I say it
Well, maybe more A-rən.
I think you could use the spelling Aaron with your preferred pronunciation, generally people will pick up on it quickly, but perhaps Aran would be a more intuitive spelling where you are.
Well, maybe more A-rən.
I think you could use the spelling Aaron with your preferred pronunciation, generally people will pick up on it quickly, but perhaps Aran would be a more intuitive spelling where you are.
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It's unlikely that anyone would pronunce Aaron that way. The closest I can suggest in terms of similar sound would be 'Aeron' said as 'A-rin' (Could also be said as 'I-rin but I know that's besides the point here) Anyway, The suffixes are a bit different but it's definitely closer compared to Aaron
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Every Aaron I know, bar one, pronounces it that way (but I am in the UK)
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I am in the UK also. I love A-ran pronunciation but I only know a Eir-an.
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I think the Aaron you know is the exception, not the rule. I’ve known several and they all pronounced it the way you do.
This message was edited 5/16/2020, 1:29 AM
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I think Aaron is one of those names that people pronounce either AAA-ren or EIR-en and the bearer of the name just goes with the flow. It's not really a different pronunciation. It's a different accent. Like HAA-ree vs HAIR-ee. My name is also an example. Some people pronounce it so that the first syllable rhymes with "can" and others pronounce the first syllable with a flatter A sound. Actually, my father pronounced it with a flatter A sound, while the rest of my family did not. This isn't something you say, "No no no, it's EIR-en, not AAA-ren" about.
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I don’t think this applies in the UK. American pronunciations aren’t really applicable to most British accents. “Can” does have a flat A sound here and no one would say Hairy for Harry.
I’ve lived in several places in the UK, with vastly different accents, and A-rən is the usual, with AIR-ən being a more affected pronunciation that I’ve heard probably once. They are distinct pronunciations. As a side note, Erin is pronounced differently, too — it’s EH-rin. EH as in “bet”.
I’ve lived in several places in the UK, with vastly different accents, and A-rən is the usual, with AIR-ən being a more affected pronunciation that I’ve heard probably once. They are distinct pronunciations. As a side note, Erin is pronounced differently, too — it’s EH-rin. EH as in “bet”.
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I’ve only heard it pronounced AIR-uhn. I suggest keeping the spelling as it is.
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I would pronounce Aaron the same way as you do. I also wouldn't change the spelling.
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