Aaron vs. Erin pronunciation

[JaneBanks]

Let's see if I can explain...

the A in Aaron, for me, sounds like the A in Apple. AHpple - AHrun

the E in Erin, for me, sounds like the E in Everyone. EHveryone - Ehrin.

 

[ilovemk76]

I looked at a baby name site.

http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Aaron

"Aaron \a(a)-ron\ as a boy's name is pronounced AIR-an, AHR-an. It is of Hebrew origin"

The female version is Arin.



http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Erin"

"Erin \e-rin\ as a girl's name (also used as boy's name Erin), is pronounced AIR-en. It is of Gaelic origin"


So they should be pronounced differently.
Aaron is a male name.
Erin is a male or female name.

 

[EMom]

Be it Ah or Eh, I have NEVER heard Erin pronounced with the emphasis on the second syllable. It's E-rin, not e-RIN.

 

[Scurvy]

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.

Same here. With the emphasis on the first syllable, unlike some of the previous answers. I always assume Aaron is male and Erin is female. They don't sound at all the same to me, and I'm from the south.

Don and Dawn are also completely different. Dawn sounds like yawn, with the awww noise you'd make when seeing something cute. Don sounds like yon or pond without the D.

In one of my classes when I was studying to be a teacher we had an activity about pronunciation and it was amazing how many people couldn't hear - or say - some sounds. This reminds me of that. One of the words that was a huge problem was "oil". Some people could only say it like "Oh" with an L on the end. They couldn't say the Oy sound at all, and couldn't tell that they weren't saying it. There were other words that were problems also, though I can't remember them now. I was amazed that people couldn't hear those differences, and I'm really surprised by Aaron/Erin and Dawn/Don as well.

 

[lorax123]

I have a vested interest in this thread, since my first name is AARON. Everybody pronounces it incorrectly. When I correct them, they tell m wrong.

Definately don't do Erin. Completely different name.

From wiki:
Etymology

From Hebrew אהרן (Ahărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning "bearer of martyrs", or perhaps also, or instead, related to the Ancient Egyptian "aha rw" ("warrior lion"), though it has been suggested to also mean "elevated", "exalted" or "high mountain", or "woe to this pregnancy".

 

[Poohforyou]

It's interesting that so many people pronounce these the same.

I've always heard and said them has 2 distinctly different name. The "aar" part of Aaron is pronounced like the "sar" part in Sarah and the "on" part like "un". The "er" part of Erin is pronounced like "air" and the "in" part just like it appears.

IMO, Aaron is a male name common in Jewish families while Erin is a female name common in Irish families.

 

[Skip2MyLou]

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.

 

[laughinplace199]

Let's see if I can explain...

the A in Aaron, for me, sounds like the A in Apple. AHpple - AHrun

the E in Erin, for me, sounds like the E in Everyone. EHveryone - Ehrin.

Exactly!

 

[Help Please!]

I'm an Erin.


Like my name, didn't grow up with many other Erins (I'm 28).

Have had it pronounced both ways!

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

I voted "Pronounced Differently". To me, the are very close, but there is a difference.

Aaron = AIR-N
Erin = ERR-N (like to err on the side of caution)

Seems like if I say them, I open my mouth more when I say Aaron. I have been sitting here a couple minutes saying them out loud and I notice a slight difference.

 

[HannaBelle]

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.

This way!

 

[Becky2005]

I just asked my Aaron if people pronounce his name 2 different ways...and other than he thought I was insane as to why in the world I was asking him "how do people pronounce your name?" -- I was curious if some said it one way and others another, he told me "no they all pronounce it Air - in" LOL!!!

Once again...his name proves no matter how much you think through a name there are things you never in a million years think of as an issue show up unexpectedly.

 

[lizabu]

Your poll only lets you choose 1 option. Aaron and Erin sound the same. Aaron is for boys. Erin for girls.

 

[pyrxtc]

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

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

this one here too.

 

[DVCJones]

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

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

Yes!! Me too.

 

[Coconut36]

I voted "Pronounced Differently". To me, the are very close, but there is a difference.

Aaron = AIR-N
Erin = ERR-N (like to err on the side of caution)

Seems like if I say them, I open my mouth more when I say Aaron. I have been sitting here a couple minutes saying them out loud and I notice a slight difference.

OK I am trying to figure out how err (as in err on the side of caution) is pronounced any differently than the word "air"..both are the same pronunciation.

I even went to Merriam Webster online and listed to the pronunciation of both words and there is no discernible difference to me.

 

[HelenePA]

2 different names pronounced differently...

 

[Ppufi]

Aaron: Air-uhn
Erin: Air-in

 

[NotUrsula]

I have recently learned that Erin can also be a male name.

If you really want to make the poor kid miserable for life, I guess.

I'm 50 and it's my name, or part of it, anyway. When I was growing up in a very French part of the country I was told quite frequently that it was a bizarre name and that my mother must have made it up. I'm also not the only one in the family, and my BIL once got into a shouting match with a pharmacist who would not give him the antibiotic that the pediatrician had called in because he had said he was there to pick it up for his daughter -- the pharmacist assumed that the nurse had meant Aaron over the phone, and that was how he filled the scrip; therefore the doctor could not possibly have meant the medication to go to a little girl.

Erin is the literary Latin representational name for Ireland used in poetry, just as Britannia is the one for Great Britain and Columbia is the one for the U.S. It is wholly an Irish-American thing to use Erin as a name; it was used a gesture of patriotism toward the old country. In the poetic conceit of using a person to represent a nation, the nation is always a woman.

FWIW ...
AHR-on = Aaron
ERR-an = Erin
(in terms of pronunciation, it's closer to the sound of Iran than it is to Aaron -- assuming that you pronounce Iran properly, with a short i, and not the long I that G.W. Bush liked to use. However, the emphasis is on the first syllable, not the second.)

 

[PollyannaMom]

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.

This way for me too.