Aaron vs. Erin pronunciation

[ilovemk76]

Do you pronounce Aaron and Erin the same way or differently?

What gender do you associate the names with?

Oops messed up the poll. I wanted it to be multiple choice.

 

[Coconut36]

Same pronunciation.

Aaron is male, Erin is female

(I say them both as ER-in)

ETA-We can only select one option in the poll..so only if we think it is the same sound/different or only if we think one spelling is a given gender..not both.

 

[JaneBanks]

I pronunce them differently.

Ahrun - male

Ehrin - female

 

[luvmy3]

Aaron pronounced "Air en" and its a male name.

Erin is prounounced "Err in" and its a female name.

 

[SaraJayne]

Same pronunciation.

Aaron is male, Erin is female

(I say them both as ER-in)

Same for me. I say them both "air en".

 

[Coconut36]

Same for me. I say them both "air en".

That's a better way to write out how I say it..like the word "air" and en

 

[LuLuO]

Same pronunciation.

Aaron is male, Erin is female

(I say them both as ER-in)

ETA-We can only select one option in the poll..so only if we think it is the same sound/different or only if we think one spelling is a given gender..not both.

Yep.

 

[mumloveseeyore]

Aaron pronounced "Air en" and its a male name.

Erin is prounounced "Err in" and its a female name.

me too

 

[ilovemk76]

How do I fix the poll?

 

[DeaverTex]

Not particularly the same. Here's how I do it:

Aaron -- The double "a" is like the a in cat, hat, fat, or bat. The "ron" part is like run, but kind of swallowed, with one of those upside-down e things (I believe it's called a schwa or something like that.)

Erin -- The "e" is like the e in pet or the ea in feather (which I pronounce the same), and the "i" is an ultra-short i, even shorter
than the i in minute.

Native Texan here, so your mileage may vary.

Erin is a girl's name, and Aaron is a boy's name. I could see a boy named Erin, but I could also see him catching some flack for it in school.

 

[BellePrincessBelle]

Aaron = male. Erin = female, both pronounced air-in.

 

[SaraJayne]

Aaron = male. Erin = female, both pronounced air-in.

I've only ever heard them pronounced the same. I've had lots of Aaron's/Erin's in my life and they've all pronounced them the same.

 

[kathie859]

Aaron = male. Erin = female, both pronounced air-in.

Yep

 

[design_mom]

I don't think I say them *exactly* the same, but it's pretty darn close:
Aaron = Air-un
Erin = Air-in

Aaron is a boys' name. Erin is a girls' name.

 

[ShirikiUtundu]

Pronounced exactly the same.

Air and err are pronounced the same as well (someone above me made that distinction in the two names).

As usual, probably regional.

 

[phorsenuf]

Aaron pronounced "Air en" and its a male name.

Erin is prounounced "Err in" and its a female name.

Me too. (mom to an Aaron. )

 

[msjprincess]

Not particularly the same. Here's how I do it:

Aaron -- The double "a" is like the a in cat, hat, fat, or bat. The "ron" part is like run, but kind of swallowed, with one of those upside-down e things (I believe it's called a schwa or something like that.)

Erin -- The "e" is like the e in pet or the ea in feather (which I pronounce the same), and the "i" is an ultra-short i, even shorter
than the i in minute.

Native Texan here, so your mileage may vary.

Erin is a girl's name, and Aaron is a boy's name. I could see a boy named Erin, but I could also see him catching some flack for it in school.

Same here and I'm a native New Yorker

 

[JaneBanks]

Not particularly the same. Here's how I do it:

Aaron -- The double "a" is like the a in cat, hat, fat, or bat. The "ron" part is like run, but kind of swallowed, with one of those upside-down e things (I believe it's called a schwa or something like that.)

Erin -- The "e" is like the e in pet or the ea in feather (which I pronounce the same), and the "i" is an ultra-short i, even shorter
than the i in minute.

Native Texan here, so your mileage may vary.

Erin is a girl's name, and Aaron is a boy's name. I could see a boy named Erin, but I could also see him catching some flack for it in school.

Same here and I'm a native New Yorker

Same here!

 

[ORMom2Four]

I pronounce them the same, like this: Air In

I see Aaron as a boy name (it's my son's middle name, Jace Aaron) and Erin as a girl name.

 

[Catananche]

I know an American couple called Aaron and Erin and they pronounce their names the same way. In the UK it's usually Ah and Eh sounds, so they get a lot of "huh?"s when they introduce themselves with seemingly the same name.