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Is it more common than I thought?

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Writerwannabe83 · 04/03/2014 08:49

Me and DH are having our first baby in 2 weeks, a little boy, and after 15 weeks of deliberation a name has been decided upon. My DH picked the name as it's something he really likes and to be honest I haven't felt particularly strongly about any name. I do really like the name and one of the reasons DH was so keen was because he didn't think it was particularly common but nor is it weird or too 'out there'.

We have decided upon Arran.

However, over the last 2 weeks I have had about 4-5 women say to me, "Oh so-and-so called her baby that a few months ago....." Everyone suddenly seems to know a baby or young infant called Arran (or however the parents chose to spell it).

I wouldn't say it's put me off the name but I'm still a little Hmm

Is it actually quite common??

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Writerwannabe83 · 04/03/2014 16:49

Hopefully it's due a comeback then Grin

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MerryWinterfel · 04/03/2014 16:30

The last one I met was in about 1976, hope that helps! :)

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Writerwannabe83 · 04/03/2014 16:13

I'm in Leicestershire Yabba so not too far away Smile

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yabbadabba · 04/03/2014 16:10

I have an Aaron too. Pronounced Arran. I don't know anyone else in his school with his name. He is 4. We are from the Midlands.

LELoupee · 04/03/2014 16:00

I have an Aaron, pronounced A-Ron. I'm in Scotland and DH is Irish, there was a debate over the pronunciation and I have noticed an East/West difference in how people pronounce it (we now live in Edinburgh, originally from Glasgow) so I believe a lot of it comes down to local dialect as well, a few people have misheard me and thought I said Darren.
People only really know DS's name because I tell them it, not because they see it written down, so in that essence it is less important how it spelt and more about your own pronunciation (if that makes sense)
I've not met or heard of another Aaron or Arran his age (18 months), I vaguely know one adult Aaron, so not popular in my opinion.

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Writerwannabe83 · 04/03/2014 15:59

Fuck me - I wish I hadn't done it now!!! Hmm

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Writerwannabe83 · 04/03/2014 15:57

I'm apprehensive about our boy's middle names being the same two names as the brothers from Peter Pan.....

I might put their names into google and if anything relating to Peter Pan crops up I may have to have a re-think Grin

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squoosh · 04/03/2014 15:55

It would have helped prior to poor little Drew being born as google would have asked 'did you mean droopy cock?'.

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Writerwannabe83 · 04/03/2014 15:50

I was hoping for some naughty images mines - but no such luck Grin

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MinesAPintOfTea · 04/03/2014 15:47

The thing is that if people are in the toddler group stage they will know the names of about 100+ babies. So a name doesn't have to be popular before they know of at least one baby with that name.

And googling Drew Peacock wouldn't have helped Wink

oscarwilde · 04/03/2014 15:41

Aran with one R is a group of islands off the coast of Ireland. As in Aran sweater Smile
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aran
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arran

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Writerwannabe83 · 04/03/2014 15:34

DH just came home from work one day, suggested it as a name and that was it Smile

I'm going to go and Google Drew Peacock Smile

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squoosh · 04/03/2014 15:32

I bet Drew Peacock wishes his parents had googled his name first.

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Writerwannabe83 · 04/03/2014 15:31

No squoosh - are we supposed to google names?? lol Grin

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mrsbug · 04/03/2014 15:25

I know two baby Aarons, both pronounced arran.

squoosh · 04/03/2014 15:17

How could you not have known about the island, didn't you google the name?

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Writerwannabe83 · 04/03/2014 15:14

It will be spelt as Arran - purely in the hope of people not pronouncing it Air-ron Grin Fingers crossed!!!

I didn't even know there was a Scottish Island called Arran Smile

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kentishgirl · 04/03/2014 15:01

I pronounce Arron and Aaron completely differently (the first has a as in hat, and the second has a as in hair).

Are you going to spell it Arran though? I know it can be spelled either way but that makes me think of the Scottish Island.

tumbletumble · 04/03/2014 13:50

I would pronounce both Aaron and Arran to rhyme with Barren.

Kasey12 · 04/03/2014 13:48

I have an Arran! We really struggled with boy names. We wanted a Scottish name ( we are in Scotland ). It does get mis spelt quite a bit as Aaron. Which strangely enough I didn't think about! I love the name, but it seems my friends south of the border that found it more unusual. Sometimes I wish I'd played it safer and chose a more common name like Lewis. However it does have meaning for us as Argyll is where DP is from, and it really suits our DS. Its a lovely name x

mumbaisapphirebluespruce · 04/03/2014 13:22

The only Aaron I know (and that's how he spelt it) is in his 30s. Not come across any baby ones. Go for it.

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Writerwannabe83 · 04/03/2014 12:26

Thanks scoop - I'm getting very excited!!
Nervous and overwhelmed, but still excited Smile

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Only1scoop · 04/03/2014 12:09

I know two Aaron's pronounced < rhyme with Baron> both In twenties though, not heard of any for a while and definately none at dd nursery.

Only two weeks Writer ....how exciting .... Good luck Grin

Highlandbird · 04/03/2014 12:03
Wink I say go for it, it's a lovely name!
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Writerwannabe83 · 04/03/2014 11:00

DH can't stand the pronunciation Air-Ron so I'm hoping people don't mispronounce Arran, which we want to rhyme with 'Barren'.

highland - I'm definitely South of your border Smile

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