Aaron

[aureliacecilia]

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.

I’m married to an Aaron, pronounced Airon. People do say Arran as well though and he doesn’t mind. One bloke we know always calls him Kieran, think it’s been going on too long for DH to correct him now and it always makes us laugh!

[quote aureliacecilia]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[/quote]
The only Air-run I know was, indeed, a contestant on University Challenge

An East London family member is Ah-run, but their birthday cards are always incorrectly addressed to Arrun by older family members.

Air-run here (near London.) Two friends have Aarons and one has an Arran. Both lovely names, especially Aaron.

Air-run. That’s how I’ve always heard the biblical name pronounced.

The only ones I've met were Arran. I'm from Scotland. But before I met any, I always thought it was Air-on because I had only heard it on American movies. So, personally, if I was naming someone and wanted him to be called Arran, I would spell it Arran.

Aaron is pronounced air-un imo. I don’t think it has anything to do with either the Scottish or Irish Arran islands, it’s from the bible.

I know someone called Arran but it’s spelt that way.

Love it but can’t get past the Key and Peele A-A-Ron sketch so that’s how I always say it.

You done messed up A A Ron!
(@Sexnotgender you beat me to it!)

This is a close family member’s name, so I have always pronounced it Air-on.

It's a Jewish name and is therefore pronounced Air-on.

I have an Aaron pronounced Arran. He was born when we lived in Edinburgh. We now live with a view of Arran and other Aaron’s I’ve met are ‘air-ron’. We didn’t use ‘air-ron’ despite that being my initial preference as DH is Irish and it sounds like Erin to him.

DS is 8 and has never had bother with his name, will quickly correct anyone that gets it wrong.

I would always have pronounced it Air-on, like in the Bible. Surely nobody pronounces the biblical Aaron as Arran?!
However, in many years of teaching boys, I have taught quite a few Aarons (in the South of England) and they all pronounce it Arran.

Air-on, as in the Biblical figure. Tyneside, Yorkshire, London.

Thank you, everyone!

We have one in the family, spelt as above and pronounced ‘Arran’. We’re in Midlands

Spelled Aaron, I would definitely say air-run. Absolute bug bear of mine as spell it Arron if that is how it should be pronounced. Same as Louis/Lewis.

I know several, all say it Arrun.

I didn’t realise it was possible to pronounce it air-an. I’ve only ever heard it arran and there are loads round me. West Midlands

I’d pronounce it Arran.

I’ve taught loads over the years and they have all been pronounced Arron (South east). I think of the Airron pronunciation as being very American.

Air-run.

My brother had a friend called Aaron who is 35 ish now so always know it to be that pn (South)

Isn't this the same as Caitlin becoming "Kate Lyn" and Catriona becoming "Catreeohna"? There is the correct pronunciation and one that has begun to overtake it. IIRC from a previous thread, "air on" is closest to the proper pronunciation but still subtlety wrong.

@SoupDragon, how are Caitlin and Catriona meant to be said?

I always thought that Caitlin was more like Cathlin (irish-sounding th) but there are Cate-lyns everywhere.

My little brother is Aaron and we have always pronounced it how it's spelt. So phonetically Aa Ron. I did have a Scottish nan with always called him airrun but I think that was just to piss my mum off.
Just tell people it's how you want to say it.