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  • erbearerbear member
    Is that like Ann(e)? I'd spell it normally.
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  • bobbymebobbyme member

    imageerbear:
    Is that like Ann(e)? I'd spell it normally.

    No, it's pronounced a-yin (the 'a' is long).

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  • forensicmamaforensicmama member

    I'd never heard it before, so I looked it up for others who will (like me) think it's not a real name.

     

    AYN

    Gender: Feminine

    Usage: Various

    Pronounced: IEN  [key]

    This name was assumed by Ayn Rand (1905-1982), originally named Alice Rosenbaum, a Russian-American writer and philosopher. She apparently based it on a Finnish name she had heard, but never seen written.
     
     
     
    To be fair, I do love literary names and this one seems to have an interesting history behind it. Also, she won't be yet another Ava, so I'm all for it.

     

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  • sunnyday016sunnyday016 member

    I know it's a real name, but I dislike the -yn in general. So, no, I don't like it.

    Love Anne though.

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  • RobynLovesDanoRobynLovesDano member
    I kind of dig it, especially after seeing the literary meaning
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  • JermysgirlJermysgirl member
    I think Ayn Rand is one of the most hideously overrated writers out there, so I don't like it.
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  • bobbymebobbyme member

    imageJermysgirl:
    I think Ayn Rand is one of the most hideously overrated writers out there, so I don't like it.

    How about the name, not the author?

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  • plunderbplunderb member

    It's such a distinctive name that everyone will assume that you are naming your child in honor of Ayn Rand.

    Do you agree with Ayn Rand's politics? If so, it's fine. If not, you will regret using it. If you don't know, you'd better find out.

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  • bobbymebobbyme member
    imageplunderb:

    It's such a distinctive name that everyone will assume that you are naming your child in honor of Ayn Rand.

    Do you agree with Ayn Rand's politics? If so, it's fine. If not, you will regret using it. If you don't know, you'd better find out.

    Except the common fool has no idea who Ayn Rand is.

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  • Allie30Allie30 member
    imagebobbyme:
    imageplunderb:

    It's such a distinctive name that everyone will assume that you are naming your child in honor of Ayn Rand.

    Do you agree with Ayn Rand's politics? If so, it's fine. If not, you will regret using it. If you don't know, you'd better find out.

    Except the common fool has no idea who Ayn Rand is.

    ROFL! Yeah, only the Galts.

    I don't think I can get past the association, since it's SO uncommon. Same as naming your daughter Anais. People will ONLY think of Nin.

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  • ara_caleara_cale member
    imagebobbyme:
    imageplunderb:

    It's such a distinctive name that everyone will assume that you are naming your child in honor of Ayn Rand.

    Do you agree with Ayn Rand's politics? If so, it's fine. If not, you will regret using it. If you don't know, you'd better find out.

    Except the common fool has no idea who Ayn Rand is.

    Who wasn't forced to read Anthem in high school?  Or didn't hear of a scholarship for writing an essay about The Fountainhead?   

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  • bobbymebobbyme member
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    imagebobbyme:
    imageplunderb:

    It's such a distinctive name that everyone will assume that you are naming your child in honor of Ayn Rand.

    Do you agree with Ayn Rand's politics? If so, it's fine. If not, you will regret using it. If you don't know, you'd better find out.

    Except the common fool has no idea who Ayn Rand is.

    Who wasn't forced to read Anthem in high school?  Or didn't hear of a scholarship for writing an essay about The Fountainhead?   

    I am guessing you have done both. And I said common fool, not educated fool.

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  • alohamoraalohamora member
    I can't disassociate it from Ayn Rand, but I don't really like how it sounds either.  I like Anna though.
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  • Le OliveLe Olive member
    I definitely think of the author first. I feel like it's awkward to say out loud.
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  • ABColeslawABColeslaw member
    imageforensicmama:

    I'd never heard it before, so I looked it up for others who will (like me) think it's not a real name.

     

    AYN

    Gender: Feminine

    Usage: Various

    Pronounced: IEN  [key]

    This name was assumed by Ayn Rand (1905-1982), originally named Alice Rosenbaum, a Russian-American writer and philosopher. She apparently based it on a Finnish name she had heard, but never seen written.
     
     
     
    To be fair, I do love literary names and this one seems to have an interesting history behind it. Also, she won't be yet another Ava, so I'm all for it.

     

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  • magsugar13magsugar13 member

    Loved Anthem!

    Hate Ayn

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  • ames71ames71 member

    Ayn the author - yes.

    Ayn the name - meh. 

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  • anna7602anna7602 member

    If I met someone with this name, I would definitely assume the parents were Ayn Rand fans. Even if you have no idea who Ayn Rand is, I would recommend doing some research and seeing how you feel about her politics. Most people who are familiar with her writing either love her or hate her. I don't know anyone who is neutral on her. And I would guess that if someone isn't familiar with her at all, they would just assume "Ayn" was a pretty out there name. I really don't see how this name could be seriously considered without considering the associated reference to Ayn Rand.

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  • monicarosegamonicarosega
    I think of the Hebrew letter "Ayin"

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  • Ms MollyMs Molly member
    I think you might have a lot of people mistaking it for a cre8tive spelling of Anne. 
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  • CabritaCabrita member

    Like everyone else, the name makes me think of Ayn Rand immediately.

    And then I think of the hilarious essay at McSweeney's titled "Our Daughter isn't a Selfish Brat; Your Son Just Hasn't Read "Atlas Shrugged'"

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  • tierragirltierragirl
    I also think of Ayn Rand...but aside from that, I think she'll have to spend her life teaching people how to spell/pronounce it. Why put her through that?
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  • JermysgirlJermysgirl member
    imagebobbyme:
    imageJermysgirl:
    I think Ayn Rand is one of the most hideously overrated writers out there, so I don't like it.

    How about the name, not the author?

    I can't separate the two.  I believe the author created the name, so to me it's one and the same.

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  • kbratton2kingkbratton2king
    Most people will not know how to pronounce it in my opinion. If you really like it, how about using it as a middle name?
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