Aaron vs. Erin pronunciation

[TheIncredibles!]

a run = Aaron = Male only
eh rin = Erin = Female only

 

[laughinplace199]

Definitely pronounced differently.

I pronunce them differently.

Ahrun - male

Ehrin - female

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.

Aaron is male pronounced ar-in

Erin is female pronounced er-in

I have never heard them pronounced the same way.

Aaron = Ah (like the a in cat)-ron
Erin = Eh-rin

Totally different.

Aaaaaaaaaaron for the boy.
Err-in for the girl.

NY/NJ/CT.

Aaron = male
Erin = female

Pronounced differently.

Aa (like the "a" in cat) - ron (with the "o" sounding like the one in "rod") Stress on "ron"

E (like the "e" in bed) - rin (short "i" sound, like in "ring"). Stress on the "rin"

I agree with all of the above posts and I'm the mom of an Erin.

 

[Becky2005]

I pronounce them the same but spell them differently & I must not be the only one around here.

It is Air ren (slurred together really fast. LOL!) -- I have an Aaron and one of my neighbors has an Erin....we both pronounce them the same, so sometimes when talking we have to do the "my Aaron/Your Erin" because you can't see spelling while talking.

I know when calling in a prescription when mine was a baby -- they asked "with an A or an E".

Aaron = male Erin = female

 

[Buckalew11]

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.

Aaron. Air-run. Male.
Erin. Air-in. Female.

(From NJ) Everyone around here that I know says these two names exactly the same. Differently would keep me from using it!

DD's middle name is Lauren but so many people say that name Loren.

Again, 2 different names, Loren for a boy and Lauren for a girl.


Of course, a name like Ryan is not said with a long "I" around here so Ryan, Bryan etc. were off my lists too. Pin and pen are said the same way too.

 

[ICF]

Pronounced exactly alike....

Aaron (boy) and Erin (girl) are both pronounced "air - in"

 

[luvmy3]

My niece is Erin and I've never heard anyone call her anything but Errr-in!

Aaron is a for a male and is pronounced differently.


How about Dawn and Don?

My mom worked in an office and people from the South would call ask for Don or Dawn, but it would sound the same. they would have to say the last names to figure out who they wanted.

dawn has the "w" sound in it...like awning.
Don rhymes with "on"

I have 2 Erins in my family and they are both Err-in. My dd has 2 friends with the name Erin, and they also pronounce it Err-in.
Defintely must be a regional thing.

 

[TexasErin]

My name is Erin and nobody better ever call me Air-en. That is the boys' name. For reasons like these, I have hated my name all my life....really....although at least my name is more common now than it was when I was growing up in the 70's.

 

[SaraJayne]

My name is Erin and nobody better ever call me Air-en. That is the boys' name. For reasons like these, I have hated my name all my life....really....although at least my name is more common now than it was when I was growing up in the 70's.

So what exactly should people call you? 'Cause as far as I'm concerned (and anyone else that I've ever heard pronounce them) they sound the same.

 

[TexasErin]

So what exactly should people call you? 'Cause as far as I'm concerned (and anyone else that I've ever heard pronounce them) they sound the same.

As some of the others have said, more like Err-in. And if you can't say it right, don't say it all. They are different names. As I've stated, it's for this reason, I've always really disliked my name. Glad it amuses you, though----must not take much.

 

[EMom]

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.

This is how I say the two, but I believe to most people's ears, the difference between ah-r and eh-r is not even perceivable in two such short names. Therefore, we "say" the two names differently, but most people "hear" them the same unless we come from a region where Dawn and Don really do sound different. On that note, the "awning" thing makes no difference as I would pronounce "awning" as "on-ning". Hence, Dawn and Don sound the same. Aaron and Erin have a difference that is probably undetectable to many. Ah vs. eh.........

If I heard air-on, I would think "Aaron" but never "Erin." These are not masculine/feminine versions of the same name, like Daniel/Daneille. They are two entirely different names, with different roots and history.

ETA: I get what TexasErin is saying......Erin is err-in, as in "to err is hman." When I hear the air-on version, it is automatically masculine.

 

[DisneyBelle99]

Move to New York, we say AH-RUN for the guys, and ERR-in for the girls.

 

[SaraJayne]

As some of the others have said, more like Err-in. And if you can't say it right, don't say it all. They are different names. As I've stated, it's for this reason, I've always really disliked my name. Glad it amuses you, though----must not take much.

Hmmm, I guess I'll have to tell everyone named Erin they've been pronouncing it wrong their whole life, according to you.

Who knew?

 

[Becky2005]

As some of the others have said, more like Err-in. And if you can't say it right, don't say it all. They are different names. As I've stated, it's for this reason, I've always really disliked my name. Glad it amuses you, though----must not take much.

I would be in trouble because even just reading the way people say the names differently -- I can't seem to figure out how to say Erin to make it not sound the same as Aaron. "Air & Err" sound the same to me and both end in the "in" sound as far as I can tell around here.

I would be one that I would just have to hear it several times for me to figure it out.

Of course, I also found out the hard way that Sonya has 2 different ways to pronounce it and it took me quite a while to get it correct.

Then there is Anna -- which has 2 pronouncations too.

There is a reason I'm not a teacher....

 

[palmtreegirl]

I pronounce them differently, DH the same. We both grew up in NJ. We say "coupon" different ways too. lol

 

[Music City Mama]

This is how I say the two, but I believe to most people's ears, the difference between ah-r and eh-r is not even perceivable in two such short names. Therefore, we "say" the two names differently, but most people "hear" them the same unless we come from a region where Dawn and Don really do sound different. On that note, the "awning" thing makes no difference as I would pronounce "awning" as "on-ning". Hence, Dawn and Don sound the same. Aaron and Erin have a difference that is probably undetectable to many. Ah vs. eh.........

If I heard air-on, I would think "Aaron" but never "Erin." These are not masculine/feminine versions of the same name, like Daniel/Daneille. They are two entirely different names, with different roots and history.

ETA: I get what TexasErin is saying......Erin is err-in, as in "to err is hman." When I hear the air-on version, it is automatically masculine.

I agree with the bolded. I do pronounce them slightly differently (Ahr-un and Ehr-un), but I do know people who put the accent in a different place. For example, I say "Ehr-un", but I know people who say, "Eh-run".

Two other names I'd like to get opinions about: "Laura". I pronounce it as "Lora", but my DH pronounces it "Lahra". Is there a "right way" or is this just each individual's (or the parents who named them) preference?

OK, next one . . . my co-worker mentioned that her DH and her DH's brother's names rhyme. They are "Gary" and "Jerry". I think Gary is "Gair-ee" and I think Jerry is "Jehr-ee" -- this is very similar to Aaron/Erin thing. In my head, I feel like they don't rhyme, I hear them differently, but it's probably so subtle that to a lot of other people, they rhyme. Thoughts?

 

[Stefjp]

I pronunce them differently.

Ahrun - male

Ehrin - female

This is how I do it too

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Aaron: AIIIIR-in

Erin: air-IN

Mostly it's where you put the emphasis.

Aaron: Male only,
Erin: Female only.

 

[Stefjp]

To make it even more confusing, I know two guys named Aaron.

One pronounces is Air-run, the other pronounces it Ah-ron! I guess it comes down to the parents choice of name/pronunciation.

 

[ilovemk76]

I pronounce them differently but I now wonder if they sound the same or different to others.

I always thought Aaron was a male name and Erin was a female. I have recently learned that Erin can also be a male name.

I asked because I was talking to somebody yesterday and they were talking about a boy, so I figured the name was Aaron. The name was pronounced like Erin, so I was not sure how the name was spelled.

 

[TexasErin]

Hmmm, I guess I'll have to tell everyone named Erin they've been pronouncing it wrong their whole life, according to you.

Who knew?

I know, right?