If you have a southern accent...

TheNextWest

How do you pronounce names like Aidan, Caden, Braden etc.?

 

I mean, it's seems obvious that it would be pronounced Cay-den, lol. But here in the small town south, I hear a lot of "Cayd'n" and "Aid'n". Do you know what I mean? I don't know if it even matters that much, but I never know how all these kids (or their parents) prefer their name to be said.

Just to be clear- the names themselves are NMS. I'm just curious how others typically say them.

PunkyBooster

Most people around me say it like "Ai'n"

I pronounce everything so I say Ai-den.

zaramarie81

I've been told I have a slight southern accent, and I would pronounce it Cay-den. But I don't think it's uncommon for southerners to shorten "n" or "ing" endings like "runnin'". I suspect with most names, there could be slight variations in pronunciation based on region?

mytwobabies

My FIL's wife has a super strong southern accident and she would pronounce them as you showed. She pronounces DD's name Aw-bree and unnounciates every single letter and it makes me nuts lol. I dont say anything though because I dont want to offend her. I'm sure thats the way most parents feel. I doubt they want people to pronounce thier child's name funky but tolerate it if that is the way someone talks to avoid picking on the person.

TheNextWest

This was one of the reasons Eden got nixed from our list with DD1. I say E-den, H says Eed'n. Then he said that sounds like "eatin'" and it just spiraled out of control from there

Clerk9

I honestly think it depends on what part of the South you're in!  One thing I noticed from being with DH (who's from the rural Florida panhandle, which is in the Deep South!) for the past 10 years is that there is a wiiiiide variety when it comes to Southern accents.  People around you in Tennessee may very well pronounce these names differently than people down here in the FL-AL-GA region, & differently again from people in the Carolinas & Virginia.   

FWIW, I'm from Central New Jersey & don't have a stereotypical, thick "New Jersey" accent.  But people where I'm from would tend to abbreviate these names like you mentioned:  Aid-n, Cayd-n, Brayd-n.  Our state capitol is Trenton & most of us just say "Trent-n".    

This is an interesting post...I just love different accents!    

laurenbrooke_09

I pronounce them like you said, and didn't even realize it! We do leave out the 'e' sound. I'm from Mississippi.

queenbone

This reminds me of my friend who named her son a unique name/ spelling when we were in college. The name is Daeun (pronounced Day-en)

Anyway I was dating a southern guy at the time and he couldn't get over how bad the name was.  He said, "That's how we pronounce Dan in the South."  Still makes me laugh!

SwanLover08

My grandmothers would both pronounce without the "d" sound. One's last name was Vaden and she said "Vay-en" and or just straight Vain if she really got rolling. I try to do better, but the d sound is hit or miss for me. ETA: From Mississippi and Tennessee.

BrittRMere

I just said it out loud, and the 'd' got completely dropped. 

Like Ai'n.  

Mrs.Deputy

TheNextWest:

How do you pronounce names like Aidan, Caden, Braden etc.?

I mean, it's seems obvious that it would be pronounced Cay-den, lol. But here in the small town south, I hear a lot of "Cayd'n" and "Aid'n". Do you know what I mean? I don't know if it even matters that much, but I never know how all these kids (or their parents) prefer their name to be said.

I'm from Alabama and I pronounced them just like that. It all get squished together. I do not have a thick southern accent at all, but it's just enough that everything is a little "lazy" sounding.

kiyote72

I am from Ga - but pronounce them correctly - though could be cause i TRY always to say someone's name correctly as i have a name that almost everyone gets wrong and i HATE it.  let that be a lesson to those picking odd names for your kids.