Pronouncing Aaron

[Sessy19]

I’m in the UK, in the suburban South, for reference.

How would you pronounce Aaron? Is it AH-run, or AIR-run?

I’m not bias in either direction, just interested to know. I like the name.

Bertrand with my Scottish accent Aaron (ah-run) does sound different to the island Arran (Arrrrr - an) I'm over emphasising the rolling r's there but rhotic accents do make a difference.

Yes, I agree with this. Irish here!

Married to an Aaron, we say it Air-in
Canadian both of us.

Air-run in SE England. I know a few. Nice name.

SE london here, would definitely say ah-run as would everyone I know

it's not regional, it's about two different names.
The correct pron of Aaron is Air-un
Arran is a different name.
However in the last few years, people have got confused and mixed up the two.
I knew an Aaron Aaronson in North London, guess what religion his mum was and how he said the name? Yes the correct way.

Out of interest, how do Air-un pronouncers of Aaron say Erin, which I would say as Air-un?

E-rin is E-rin…

Air-un is Air-un

They do sound similar though..(sitting here muttering to myself)

Erin is pronounced as spelled. Eh-rin .
So is Aaron. Air- Ron.
So is Arran. Arr-an.

Aran.

I think Aaron is a hebrew name pronounced Airun, so if referring to Moses's brother it is definitely Air-on but otherwise I think it depends on preference, I think the Scottish Ahrun ( Aaron ) is a derivative of the isle of Arran like other Scottish islands that have become common names Lewis Harris Isla Iona Skye etc

I'm laughing at the people insisting that there's only one pronunciation. Esme, Helena, Niamh, Alicia...many names have multiple pronunciations.

I know an Aaron here in Australia who pronounces it Arrun, or Azz (love the Aussies!) I've got the hang of it now - I kept trying to pronounce it the way I'm used to (Air-un) but I'm there now.

The correct pron of Aaron is Air-un

I have an Aaron and it's Air-on. A biblical name. we're in the SE

My brother is Aaron.

We pronounce is Ahh-Ron

S.wales.

Air-ron does not sound like Erin. At all. The 'air' is a long sound, like the word air. Erin starts with a short sound like the word error. Plus, of course, they have different vowels in the second syllable. I really don't think anyone would get them confused.

Air and error have the same sound in my accent.

The same length, too? Air sounds much longer than err(or) to me.

Yes, they just sound identical to me.

I would like to hear from some Jewish Mumsnetters on this thread-surely you don't talk about the Prophet Arran?

I would like to hear from some Jewish Mumsnetters on this thread-surely you don't talk about the Prophet Arran?

The question is, does it really matter? Many many foreign names are used in the UK, and most are pronounced differently to how they are in their language of origin.

So boringly typical of the yups on mumsnet to announce that they are right!!

Its already been established that there are several pronounciations.

It’s OK to give an opinion without trying to force everyone to your particular way of thinking. It’s offputting!

Yups?

I would pronounce it Ah-run and i'm in the SE. I've known an Arran and an Aaron and pronounced them both the same.

SE, Ah-Run. Never heard of the air-on pn.

I went to school with few, only ever Ah-Run. I thought Air-On was a mn thing because I've only seen it on here.