How do YOU pronounce Erin??

KellyAnn911

After reading the "Aerin" post and all the replies, I realized that many people pronounce Erin differently than I do.  To me it's Eh-rin not Air-in and Erin and Aaron are not pronounced the same. [Poll]

candaceleigh21

I pronounce it like "errand"

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I'm confused.  Erin, Aerin, Aaron.  They all sound the same to me.  Regional pronunciation?

KellyAnn911

Air-in sounds like me trying to say Erin with a southern accent.

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KellyAnn911:

Air-in sounds like me trying to say Erin with a southern accent.

I say Air-in the same way I say Aaron.  Do you say it like Ayer-in?  Because that does sound southern.

ashtonblair123

Yeah it all sounds the same to me.

KellyAnn911

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KellyAnn911:

Air-in sounds like me trying to say Erin with a southern accent.

I say Air-in the same way I say Aaron.  Do you say it like Ayer-in?  Because that does sound southern.

Aaron is pronounced Ah(like at)-rin

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KellyAnn911:

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KellyAnn911:

Air-in sounds like me trying to say Erin with a southern accent.

I say Air-in the same way I say Aaron.  Do you say it like Ayer-in?  Because that does sound southern.

Aaron is pronounced Ah(like at)-rin

Like the A sound in Apple?  Interesting, I've never heard it said that way.  It sounds kind of like a Kennedy accent.     

KellyAnn911

To me Aaron rhymes with baron.

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Ok, well I'm even more confused now, because I agree that Aaron sounds like Baron.  I think I give up. lol

TarHeels&Rebels

I agree that I'm totally confused because Aaron, Erin, errand, baron are all the same sound for me.

Can someone "spell" the Eh-rin pronunciation another way?  When I try to say it with those cues, it's like I have a breathing disorder.

Kelly Ann, are you from Boston?  That's the only way I can "read" your pronunciation...like the stereotypical pahked the cahr in harvahd yahd.

ELCJet

Seriously?  The majority think it's "Air-in?"  I'm an Erin and I honestly can't recall anybody pronouncing my name incorrectly.  They spell it Aaron frequently, but never pronounce it like that. 

TarHeels&Rebels

ELCJet:

Seriously?  The majority think it's "Air-in?"  I'm an Erin and I honestly can't recall anybody pronouncing my name incorrectly.  They spell it Aaron frequently, but never pronounce it like that. 

How do you say it?

nanabanana06

I suck at the pronunciation crap. I pronounce Erin the same way I would pronounce Aaron.

kelnyc

KellyAnn911:

To me Aaron rhymes with baron.

This. And EHrin and AIRin sound the same to me.

AshleyC0117

Erin with the ehh sound like elephant.

Aaron with the ahh sound like apple. As PP said, Aaron rhymes with baron. 

Randa&Jerm

They sound the same to me.  All the Erin's I know as well as the Aaron's I know all pronounce it the same way too.  Erin and Eric have the same beginning sound.

MommaG123

I pronounce them both the same.

kellybug80

Randa&Jerm:

They sound the same to me.  All the Erin's I know as well as the Aaron's I know all pronounce it the same way too.  Erin and Eric have the same beginning sound.

 

This.

callalilly323

KellyAnn I'm 100% with you... Erin and Aaron have different pronunciations. In addition, I'm from right outside NYC, not Boston.

puppy_love6969

kelnyc:

KellyAnn911:

To me Aaron rhymes with baron.

This. And EHrin and AIRin sound the same to me.

Ditto. Is this a trick? I don't get it.  

 

thetheisens

Erin- I say Air-in

Aaron-I say Air- ron,

HeyJune

Your responses are really going to depend on regional dialects more than anything else. I'm in the deep South. Here, the beginning sounds of Aaron, Erin, errand, airplane, etc are all pronounced exactly the same.

I've heard a couple of people pronounce Aaron the way you described (ahh-ron) but they were my friends from New Jersey and New York. 

 

caramia582

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I'm confused.  Erin, Aerin, Aaron.  They all sound the same to me.  Regional pronunciation?

Definitely regional.  I am from the northeast and have only heard it pronounced "eh-rin". 

Drea926

Pegleg715:

I pronounce it ehhh-Rin. I'm a Bostonian though. I don't know if that makes a difference. I honestly didn't know there was another way to say it. 

 

I say it the same way too and am from MA. Maybe it's a regional thing? 

Eaky77

Well, my name is Erin... I pronounce it Air-in.  My DH's cousin is Aaron... he and everyone else pronounces it Air-in.  Never in my life has my name been misread or mispronounced, and there for I find this post odd.  LOL

queenbone

I pronounce it the same as Aaron; however, I believe if it were pronounced more like it is in Gaelic then it would be one syllable, Airn.

KellyAnn911

Sorry I haven't replied sooner.  I am from NJ.

Priscilla1085

I say them differently. Erin = Eh-rin. Kind of like the first syllable of the word error. Aaron = Air-in. I'm from Louisiana.

kmichln

BayleighPaws:

How many peoeple are actually sitting at their computers vocally trying to distinguish the "eh-rin" and "air-in" sound?   I did through this whole post!

 

Me too! haha

I'm from the midwest and I pronounce them both the same "Air-in." I never thought of "eeeh-rin" or "ah-ron"  

==N==

Ive been best friends with an Erin for the past 15 years and I have always called her Eh-rin but she calls herself Air-in. Im not saying she says it wrong or vice versa, just the way our mouths say it I guess.

RedInLove

I pronounce Erin as EH-rin. I pronounce Aaron as AIR-in. 

RedInLove

I pronounce Erin as EH-rin. I pronounce Aaron as AIR-in.

tinkitty

KellyAnn911:

Air-in sounds like me trying to say Erin with a southern accent.

I have a southern accent and say Air-in.

SnoopyLuv

KellyAnn911:

To me Aaron rhymes with baron.

 ..and so does Erin.

MKang20

I have a headache now. 

Heartstrings13

Erin = err(like error)-in

Aaron = air-en 

bluestarbaby

callalilly323:

KellyAnn I'm 100% with you... Erin and Aaron have different pronunciations.

Agreed.  Although, I am from Boston.  However, I have zero accent (unless drunk or angry, so I've been told).

bcvolleymom

Heartstrings13:

Erin = err(like error)-in

Aaron = air-en 

This only confuses me more, because these sound the same to me.  As an Erin from the midwest, I've always pronounced my name Air-in.  I never knew there was another way... mind blown!

jlsimon56

I have lived in Chicago, Atlanta, and Boston....and all 3 places say these names differently.  My DH is Aaron and my BFF is Erin.  She is from Boston and made me say her name over and over and over until I said it "right".  I used to say Air-nn like it was all one syllable.  She trained me to break it into two, and put the E in front.  Ehh-rin.  My DH is called Ahh-run or Air-run, he doesn't care.  I call him Air-run.

af1274

caramia582:

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I'm confused.  Erin, Aerin, Aaron.  They all sound the same to me.  Regional pronunciation?

Definitely regional.  I am from the northeast and have only heard it pronounced "eh-rin". 

Agreed. I'm from Massachusetts originally, and Erin and Aaron are definitely pronounced differently. It's subtle, but different. But there's also a huge population of people of Irish descent there (or at least on the Cape, where I'm from), so that could also be part of it.