How do you pronounce Aaron?

[Mysterycat23]

This is our number one fave for baby due in Feb. However me and DH pronounce it differently. I'm not bothered as I think however it's pronounced it's a nice name. However DH really dislikes the way I pronounce it. I say "air un" and he says "ar un". I think many people would also say "air un" and DH says he would find that annoying. We have discussed changing the spelling e.g. to Aren but I like the original spelling better.

How would you pronounce it? Ideas for an alternate spelling or alternative name that sounds like DHs pronunciation? We would go for a similar sounding name beginning with A :)

Ah-rin

Ar un.. Well more Ah run actually

Oh, this will polarise MN, its been done before!

I am in the Air-on camp.

Rhymes with Karen

Like you but I've noticed loads of people pronouncing it the other way recently.

A (as in apple) Ron

Ah run to rhyme with Karen

And like your dh I prickle to hear air run, despite liking ah run

I know a grown up one who pronounces it Air-un. I guess it can be either way.

Ah-run to rhyme with Karen here too.

I once heard a guy called Aaron say his name was Erin. It really confused me! I say a-ron

Air un

Why cooking? As far as I know everyone pronounced it like that when I was a child. When did it change?

I thought it was Air On too - If you use Arran spelling it will always be pronounced the same way.

That said there was a programme we were watching , maybe 24, and it took me ages to work out why there was a guy called Erin

Good question stealth when did it change?

I'm in Scotland, and it might be an accent thing but can't imagine saying it the way you pronounce it. I would say it roughly how your husband does but maybe more like "Ah-rin"

Forgot to say we also discovered Arlen but I'm concerned it's too unusual (as in he will be bullied and spend his life explaining it. I have an unusual name and people struggle to pronounce it, really affected me and I was bullied for it so don't want my baby to have to go through the same)

Arran is nice thank you!

AIR-run. To rhyme with scare run.

Aron = a-ron

Aaron = air-ron

Air-uhn

Ah-run here. Have never heard anyone pronounce it Air-On?

I grew up with an Aaron pronounced Airon and since known a few people called Aaron that rhymes with Karen. I like both pn but slightly prefer Airon. Both are known pn but I think Karen Aaron is more used now.

There are 2 correct pronunciations.

Air-run is the original biblical pronunciation.
Arr-un became popular because it was Elvis Presley ' middle name.

Arran is a Scottish name (Isle of Arran), pronounced the second way, so that would ensure your DH's preferred pronunciation, although I suspect many will automatically spell it Aaron anyway.

In real life, I have never met an Air-run and find it clumsy to say. If it were me, I'd spell it Aaron, pronounced Arran, and be happy to correct people.