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views on Arran??

38 replies

kipsonline · 24/04/2010 22:34

Hi - what do you think of the name Arran Edward for a boy? Positives/ negatives all gratefully received (getting close to EDD now and panic setting in on boys' names!) Thanks xx

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TinyPawz · 25/04/2010 01:34

In Ireland is in is pronounce 'Are-on'.

Lovely name though

StableButDeluded · 25/04/2010 01:30

I always thought Aaron should be pronounced 'Air-ron' because of the biblical Aaron-that's how my RE teacher always pronounced it.

Thediaryofanobody · 25/04/2010 00:01

oops meant Aaron.

Thediaryofanobody · 25/04/2010 00:01

If your scottish or live in Scotland Arran fine but if you don't I would go for Aarons.

padraig · 24/04/2010 23:30

I've met a lot of Aarons, and only one has pronounced it AIR-on.

As for Aran/Arran, nooooo. Looks like you've misspelled Aaron. He would be correcting people the rest of his life.

TheCrackFox · 24/04/2010 22:40

Nice, I am Scottish and I have met a few Arrans.

MaisietheMorningsideCat · 24/04/2010 22:40

btw - Aaron is pronounced AIR-on, totally different to Arran.

mercibien · 24/04/2010 22:40

Beautiful island, but i think his name would,annoyingly for you, always be misspelt as Aaron

Fel1x · 24/04/2010 22:39

Aaron Edward is lovely.
Arran as an alternative spelling just looks a bit odd!

mynaughtylittlesister · 24/04/2010 22:38

I have a friend who has a son called Arran. He is lovely and almost 16!

MaisietheMorningsideCat · 24/04/2010 22:38

Love it - a good, strong, Scottish (so I'm biased) name.

sassysass · 24/04/2010 22:37

Aaron is a better spelling. I've never seen it spelt Arran before

Surprise · 24/04/2010 22:34

Makes me think of woolly jumpers. Aaron probably better.