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Aaron

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Staceisace · 16/06/2012 19:09

The name my aunt and uncle chose for the newest baby - their fifth. Siblings called Kyle, Nathan, Steven and Faith. I'd not heard them suggest it before so it seemed to come out of nowhere. What are your thoughts?

Surname is long and begins with C.

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Niccilove25 · 17/06/2012 14:21

My husband is an Aaron (ah-ron) and he's lovely lol
I don't think it's as common as it used to be x

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Staceisace · 17/06/2012 13:54

Ah! My friends love Arran, I've not been yet though. That's a sweet place to get engaged!

Yeah, the names are a bit random - ages are 11, 9, 5, 2 so that might have something to do with it. I'm not sure!

I see - I didn't realise there was a sensitivity about that, I try to be as politically correct as possible.

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blondie72 · 17/06/2012 09:35

The Arron I know is 40 ish and comes from a very wealthy family, if that helps...

FairLadyRantALot · 17/06/2012 01:18

Lovely name.,..however...what has it got to do with you anyway? Surely their business? Or did they ask you to run a poll?

JazzAnnNonMouse · 17/06/2012 01:04

Don't like it- either way its said

Zhx3 · 16/06/2012 23:55

I like it.

kat1885 · 16/06/2012 23:52

My 6wo is called Aaron we pronounce is ah Ron and we love it. Went through the baby book several times and its not the first name in it :o

Devora · 16/06/2012 23:22

I always thought Air-on was the traditional pronounciation, as distinct from the name Aron/Arun. I think it's a nice name, but I'm intrigued by the mix of names in that family. Usually you get a run of the same type of names, don't you? But theirs are all quite different. I like that

OldLadyKnowsNothing · 16/06/2012 23:20

Sorry, I'm not offended at all (am Scottish!), have probably spent too long on MN reading people from ROI being upset at being referred to as "Southern Irish" and taken it too much to heart.

PiedWagtail · 16/06/2012 23:19

I like it! My ds's middle name is Arran - after the Scottish island, where we got engaged :) I prefer that spelling to Aaron.

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Staceisace · 16/06/2012 23:16

It's okay - most people in our family were surprised by the choice but it's his name I guess! He's still a lovely sweet gorgeous little baby and there are worse names they could have given him. Lloyd was on the short list for one of their others but afterwards my auntie put it down to pregnancy hormones and now hates the name!

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StepOutOfSpring · 16/06/2012 23:04

It always seems to be pronounced Air-on in church services/readings.

FormerlyTitledUntidy · 16/06/2012 23:04

I don't really have a problem with people in the south. We go "up north" too...
Think I was a bit "direct" earlier (as my mil likes to describe me as when I'm a bitch), sorry :)

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Staceisace · 16/06/2012 22:50

I apologise - I lived very near the border and we regularly went 'down South' as we'd say so I'm sorry if that offended you. Yes, Irish people or people who live in the Republic of Ireland or whatever. Many people in Northern Ireland consider themselves 'Irish' too. Are you Irish?

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OldLadyKnowsNothing · 16/06/2012 22:46

No, Dublin isn't in Northern Ireland, but I understand that "people from the south" don't like to be described as such, but rather as Irish.

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Staceisace · 16/06/2012 22:29

Wigglesrock - they are, yeah! I'm glad you don't think I'm mad.

Dublin isn't in Northern Ireland?! I have no idea how people in the South pronounce it.

It's interesting, I thought the pronunciation was a given considering my friend's experience.

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misslinnet · 16/06/2012 22:17

I've only ever heard it pronounced A-ron.

OldLadyKnowsNothing · 16/06/2012 22:16

My Dublin-born friend pronounces it Erin.

wigglesrock · 16/06/2012 22:15

Had a quick read - are they in NI? We're in NI and my 6 and 4 year old know quite a few Aarons. I've always really liked it (I say Aran but have been shouted at on MN before for my pronounciation )

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Staceisace · 16/06/2012 22:07

I don't think they've ever owned a baby book! They just think of names, ask people for suggestions etc. They did have an arrangement where my aunt would name the boys and my uncle the girls but I think they made a joint decision this time. My uncle was really pushing for Caleb and my aunt Jacob so Aaron was probably a compromise name.

I always think of air-on as a very American way of saying it? As I said, I only know one person who pronounces it like that and people at home constantly get it wrong. His parents are from the States.

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StepOutOfSpring · 16/06/2012 21:59

Definitely Air-on, not Ah-ron.

OldLadyKnowsNothing · 16/06/2012 21:51

My dgs will be 3 next month and is called Aaron (pronounced a-ron).

DontmindifIdo · 16/06/2012 21:48

I agree with Blondie - my first thought was they picked the first name in the baby book! Beyond that, I think it's a lovely name, it's not 'common' without being 'odd' - hard to find in a name.

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Staceisace · 16/06/2012 21:45

Hahaha! Dildonia...They're into very 'normal' names I think. Does anyone know other babies/toddlers called Aaron? I only know people aged 14 and over with that name but that's also the case with Steven for me.

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thornbury · 16/06/2012 21:44

I've know several, one was Chinese and used it as his 'English' name. I've seen it spelled Aaron and Arran and Aran. Agree that some will be unsure which pronunciation to use, but I like it as a name.

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