Hayden or Haydn?

[ThePurpleBoat]

I know they're supposed to sound different, but all the Haydns I know say it as Hayden... I do prefer the fact that it's the original, but will Hayden be much easier for him?

Thanks!

If you want to pronounce the name as hay-den then call him Hayden. Haydn is pronounce high-den even if the Haydns you know disagree.

It's funny, 1 of them is actually named after the composer, but is still pronounced Hayden

I also know Haydns that pronounce it Hayden (2 of them) but a lot of people think Haydn is a made-up spelling, which pisses me off.

Hayden would be better.

Neither

@talonofthehawks - I'm guessing you don't know how threads work? It's bizarre to reply with an answer that isn't available. It's like going on a "Jack or Henry?" thread and saying Oliver.

I like Hayden/Haydn, OP.

It really pisses me off when people come on threads just to be plain rude. If you don't like something and your opinion hasn't been asked for scroll on past! I bet none of these MNetters would dare to be so rude in real life. Rant over. I prefer Hayden myself :)

Hayden if that's how you want it to be pronounced. I'd always pronounce Haydn like the composer.

Haydn is nicer, but pronounced the same as Hayden.

Spell it correctly and you'll have a composer!

I'd go with Hayden for ease of spelling.