Aaron

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I'm thinking about the name Aaron for DC2, who is due in March. I would pronounce it air-run but I know lots of people pronounce it like the Scottish island (Arran). I think both pronunciations are acceptable but I wondered if you could let me know which you default to and if possible where you're from. Thank you.

Default is Arran, Essex

From Ireland - Arran, always Arran.

When it's spelt with a double A I would assume the Air-run pronunciation unless told otherwise

Arran. Beautiful name

Arran - north west England, would also have been arran in South Yorkshire when I was growing up.

Always pronounced Arran but have both Arran and Aaron spellings throughout school ( secondary teacher). I'm Scottish though so suppose that's the only pronunciation I hear. Air-ron sounds very American to my ears.

My cousin has an Arra which I quite like.

Air-run, it's an old testament name and that's how I've always heard it pronounced in that context.

Thank you. I've been through a lot of these and it's always air-run on University Challenge but otherwise a mixed bag: youglish.com/pronounce/Aaron/english/uk

@SionnachRua my Irish friend in Ireland has an Aaron pronounced AIR-run, so not always. He's the only one I've come across who pronounces it that way, I admit.

My default pronunciation is AIR-run as I was always led to believe that's the traditional biblical way. I'm from the north of England but live in Ireland.

Always Air-run.
If you want Arran, you should spell it 'Arran'.

I'd ask.
The flip is how would people spell it when they hear it.

Forgot to say, I'm from near Arran.

Brother of Moses, pronounced 'air-on'.

I'm from London. Before I ever met an Aaron I would have said Air-on but now I know one, as he pronounces it Arr-on then that's what I would assume. He's Irish btw.

Arun, in fact I went to school with one who spelled it that way.

Arran, Oxfordshire

From London. Always pronounced it Arran.

It's a lovely name.

We have an Aaron in the family and I've never heard anyone call him arran in our 40 years together. The American thing might be right though, he was called after Elvis Aaron Presley

Really like Aaron, everyone I know says Ar-ran. Isn’t the Air-on an American thing? My cousin is called Anna but get called Arn-na by Americans.

I always thought it was Airun but no one nowadays seems to pronounce it like that, usually Arran

I've always pronounced it Air-ron (South London).

Arran, I'm from Ireland. Have known Aarons in Scotland and Australia and all were Arran. I've only ever heard it pronounced Air-run by North Americans.

I should add that I am old enough not to have been influenced by US TV programmes so it's not that it's an American pronunciation IMO.

@Cheerybigbottom

We have an Aaron in the family and I've never heard anyone call him arran in our 40 years together. The American thing might be right though, he was called after Elvis Aaron Presley

That's the reference I know!

Air-ron is an Old Testament thing.