How would you pronounce Arran?

[ArranMumma]

We are calling our baby Arran as my partner is Scottish and there is a beautiful place there called the Isle of Arran which we have visited together. I am English so I don’t really know but apparently the name is fairly popular in Scotland. We pronounce it the same way I would pronounce Aaron (“Arren”) - is that how you read it too?

[KillerFlamingo]

We had a girl called Arran at school, never any pronunciation issues.

[SylvanianFrenemies]

I would pronounce it the same as you. Like Darren, with out the D. But I'm Scottish.

I do know an English Arran. I haven't heard of any difficulties with his name being pronounced wrongly.

[DanglingMod]

Agree with pp.

Arran is much less likely to be mispronounced than Aaron as surely everyone has heard of the island, whereas Aaron genuinely has two seemingly equally popular pronunciations (my default is Air-on as the traditional way).

[FeedMeSantiago]

I would pronounce Arran as arrun and Aaron the traditional biblical way, air-ron.

I went to school with an Aaron pronounced air-ron and that's how I heard it pronounced by my very Catholic religious studies teachers, and in church.

I've only heard Aaron pronounced like Arran in recent years amongst younger people.

[onelittlefrog]

I would pronounce it the same as you.

I'd also pronounce Aaron the same way (arun, not air-ron).

I imagine with Arran some people might put the emphasis on the second syllable - so a-RAN.

[EdgeOfACoin]

The traditional pronunciation of Aaron is air-ron.

[mathanxiety]

Yes, Arr-un/Arr-in/Arr-en for Arran.

But Aaron is pronounced with an AIR sound. I've never heard it pronounced any other way.

[BubbleCoffee]

Aaron - Air-on
Arran - Arun

[MiddlesexGirl]

@DramaAlpaca

Yes, l'd pronounce Arran the way you would, OP.

I'd instinctively pronounce Aaron as AIR-on though, the traditional biblical way.

This.

[UmpteenthTime]

Pronounce it as your husband does.
You’re right, it is a beautiful place to be named after and I hope you have many happy family holidays there.

[Frogsandsheep]

@bringbackfonzi @Heruka

It’s pretty varied in it’s pronunciation.

I taught a lot more ah-runs than air-ons but all spelled Aaron.

[Heruka]

Hmm, having seen these last posts, I’d say in Scotland that the sound of Arran the isle sounds more like arr-in than arr-un.

[bringbackfonzi]

I've only ever heard Aaron pronounced Air-ron.
Arran I would pronounce as you suggest OP.

[Frogsandsheep]

To answer the OP I’d say
Ah-ran

[Heruka]

Agree, Arran is pronounced like the island, which I agree is beautiful and will be lovely to take your boy there in future!! Ime Arron spelling more typical, or Aaron. Aaron is air-on.

[Frogsandsheep]

The biblical pronunciation is Air-on and I’ve also heard that twice in real life.
Ah-run is a much more popular pronunciation I think.

[Frogsandsheep]

Aaron can be pronounced
ah-run or air-on.

When I was a teacher I heard both. I don’t think either is wrong.

[ShuddaBeenMe]

Aaron is Ah Ron

I would say yours like Ah Ran

[Maria53]

@WaltzingBetty

Aaron is pronounced air-on

Arran is pronounced Ahr ran
It's a pretty well known place. I doubt he'll have much difficulty

Er no it isn't? My friend is Aaron and it is the same pronunciation as Arran.

Anyway OP, I'm from Glasgow and pronounce it 'Ahr-in'

[WaltzingBetty]

Aaron is pronounced air-on

Arran is pronounced Ahr ran
It's a pretty well known place. I doubt he'll have much difficulty

[SoupDragon]

We pronounce it the same way I would pronounce Aaron (“Arren”) - is that how you read it too?

I'd pronounce it Arren

(but I'd pronounce Aaron "Air-un" which is a whole other debate on MN!)

[emmathedilemma]

A-ran not Air-on

[mewkins]

Ah-ren... always reminds me of a joke about him being a heavy sweater

[MirandaBlu]

I have a cousin called Arran. Both parents from the west coast of Scotland, child born and raised there. If your husband is Scottish, I'd go with the way he pronounces the place name "Arran" as your guide. To me, there are differences among Arran, Aaron, and Aran (the Irish island), but they are subtle and can be influenced by local accents.

To me, the name is AHR-ah'n, with a kind of broad initial "a" and a clipped second syllable. Outside of Scotland, I hear it pronounced like AR-inn and AR-en, or even AER-inn or AER-'n, and those are not quite right.

[Elieza]

Ah-ren.
I’m Scottish and live on the mainland reasonably near there.