Aaron - v - Arron

[2perkins]

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!

Every Aaron I’ve known (about 3 or 5) gas pronounced it arron. I would always pronounce it that way too.

I've only ever known one Aaron and he pronounced it Arron. Sorry OP.

I’ve only ever heard it as ‘arun’
Why are you the sole authority on this name and its pronunciation?

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

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

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.

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

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...

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.

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

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

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

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.

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!

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

When has english ever been logical btw!?

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"?

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

Ard vark

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

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.

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

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

Not aired-vark

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!