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Aaron - v - Arron

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2perkins · 12/09/2019 18:41

This name seems to have become popular lately but, people can't seem to grasp how to pronounce it...
It's AARON as in air-on (biblical).
Fools say ARRON as in A-Ron.
It's simple English!
Can't understand why they do this.
This thread is in response to a member who said that it's pronounced ARRON: were that to be the case, then AARON would be spelt ARRON!

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Whoseagooddoggiethen · 12/09/2019 19:54

Any Aarons near me (Dublin) are pronounced Arron and theres loads over here! Recently came across an Aran.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 12/09/2019 19:53

The only Aaron I know is pronounced
A-ron. It’s a nice name

dementedpixie · 12/09/2019 19:53

Do you go to a bazaar or a bazair?

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2perkins · 12/09/2019 19:48

And that - in my near 70 years on this planet - is the ONLY exception that breaks the rule: and that being because of the place of origin of the word!

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Eminybob · 12/09/2019 19:48

Not aired-vark

dementedpixie · 12/09/2019 19:48

I have never ever heard it as Airon. Maybe it's because I'm in Scotland?

tempresistance · 12/09/2019 19:48

I have an Aaron and he is pronounced Arun, we like to call him A A Ron to annoy him

howells · 12/09/2019 19:47

I’m with you OP!

I considered using Aaron as a name for ds1 but dh vetoed it. Quite glad now as I would have found it very annoying if people had pronounced it Arran. I had never heard it mis-pronounced like that at the time (18 years ago) - it seems to be a recent thing.

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2perkins · 12/09/2019 19:46

Oh, my bad - if it's on Hot Fuzz it MUST be correct!

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dementedpixie · 12/09/2019 19:45

Ard vark

NorthEndGal · 12/09/2019 19:45

Married to an Aaron pronounced Air Un
And he runs my errands

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2perkins · 12/09/2019 19:45

Because every plum on TV says it that way - from newscasters to quiz hosts - and they feel obliged to follow suit,.
Just out of curiosity - how would YOU pronounce "aardvark"?

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dementedpixie · 12/09/2019 19:40

When has english ever been logical btw!?

dementedpixie · 12/09/2019 19:40

I know one Aaron and also pronounced as Arron. You dont get to decide how everyone pronounces a particular name

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2perkins · 12/09/2019 19:37

I assume that they are "trendies"?
Aaron is a biblical name - and since RE at school some 60 years ago - it has been pronounced "air on".
Aside from that, it is grammatically wrong to pronounce it ARRON - as it follows NO logic in language!

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AverageMummy · 12/09/2019 18:57

Air-on is how everyone used to pronounce it but given the Scottish Arran & the increase in different names spellings pronunciations its unsurprising it’s changed. English language evolves & changes all the time.

SconeofDestiny · 12/09/2019 18:54

It's A-Ron. Irish. You're welcome.

pikapikachu · 12/09/2019 18:52

Is it regional? I've only heard Air-on once and Arrun hundreds of times.

Flamingo84 · 12/09/2019 18:52

Haven’t you seen Hot Fuzz OP? Aaron A. Aaronson pronounced it Arron!

Bobthefishermanswife · 12/09/2019 18:48

I'm on both sides of this.
I worked with a guy called Aaron and it was pronounced air-on.
But I also went to school with a lad called Aaron and it was pronounced Arun.

Pr1nc3ssP3rdy · 12/09/2019 18:48

Both Aaron's I know pronounce it 'Air- un' and I much prefer that pronunciation, I agree. However I don't think that there is one 'correct' pronunciation...

BertrandRussell · 12/09/2019 18:48

When I say Aaron is pronounced as spelt, I mean Air-on. I could, perhaps, have made more sense!

Bunnybigears · 12/09/2019 18:47

All the Aaron's I have know going back to the 80s have been pronounced Arun. I liked the name but didnt go for it for my kids as I dont like the Air ron pronunciation.

BertrandRussell · 12/09/2019 18:46

Biblical/Jewish name Aaron, pronounced as spelt. Modern name/Scottish island Arran- pronounced as spelt.

ohmysoul · 12/09/2019 18:46

Aaron is pronounced arron. Not every word or name in the English language is spelt the way it sounds.

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