pronunciation of "Ayn"

soccerwife

"Ann" or "Ine"

I know Ayn Rand's name ?is pronounced "Ine" - but I'm curious to see what you think/how you'd say it. Thank you!?

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Ine.  I thought of Rand immediately when I saw your subject line.  If I wasn't familiar with her, I might think it was Ann or Ane (have heard A.R.'s name mispronounced that way), I guess, but I definitely read it as Ine.

sophie080208

For some reason when I first saw it I pronounced it like Aim only with an n on the end.

JnJHud

sophie080208:

For some reason when I first saw it I pronounced it like Aim only with an n on the end.

Same here. Like Aine or rain without the R.

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I've never seen this name before.  At first glance it looks like Ain (like rain)

Kristen Stevens

I thought of long A also - like rAIN - and then thought of Anus (sorry, you asked)

2linesin09

Without knowing about the Ayn Rand reference I'd probably just say Ann.  Lots of people don't know who she is so I'd venture to guess you'd get a health mix of pronunciation.... Those who do know who she is would say it properly...

vanceandlori

Absolutely no clue.

 

Ain?

thenewmrsrussell

I would have thought Anne

JoyGotDots

Ann (FWIW, I thought Ayn Rand was also "Ann")

kryssy

If I didn't know who Ayn Rand was, I would have thought Ann.  For a long time, that is how I though Ayn Rand's name was pronounced.

I like it, but I also think it is a name that would have a lot of people confused about how to pronounce it.

hero

Ine but I have also read several of Ayn Rand's books.