Aaron & Erin

abbyful · October 2014

I didn't want to hijack another thread. @Joy2611‌ mentioned Aaron and Erin are pronounced differently. How? I grew up in Kansas, everyone pronounces them the same around here.

youenjoymyself · October 2014

They're the same for me, too.

mrs mosby · October 2014

My name is Erin and I have had so many people over the years spell it Aaron when I tell them my name. With they being said, I'm in Chicago and they are pronounced the same.

nlscroggins · October 2014

they're the same to me. i just sat here and said them both aloud and really tried to make them different, and i guess i could by making the second syllable of erin a little harsher... but i had to really try.

lauren_m · October 2014

I live in NYC. We would pronounce Aaron AH-ren (like a short A) and we would pronounce Erin EH -ren (short e).

femmepink · October 2014

I pronounce them the same, too. Canada.

4N6s · October 2014

They are the same to me!

daystardreams · October 2014

I pronounce them the same.

pippacricket · October 2014

lauren_m said:
I live in NYC. We would pronounce Aaron AH-ren (like a short A) and we would pronounce Erin EH -ren (short e).

Ditto this except I'm from the Boston area.

BethPSU · October 2014

Same to me... Buffalo,NY

conradraging · October 2014

lauren_m said:
I live in NYC. We would pronounce Aaron AH-ren (like a short A) and we would pronounce Erin EH -ren (short e).

This. NJ.

MaryBB77 · October 2014

Lol I'm from Ireland & I pronounce them differently. AIR-on & ER-in as in ERror if that makes sense?

aztecash · October 2014

So Cal here and I pronounce them differently. It's slight, but it's the -ON (-uhn) versus the -IN.

Side note, I was almost an Erin, but my dad (rightly) thought it was too close to my cousin Darren's name.

CogDis · October 2014

Where I'm from it's "ear-in" for Erin and "air-in" for Aaron.

evaazalea · October 2014

Western Canada, I say them the same.

zebrapanther1311 · October 2014

I'm from va and this is how I say them:

Erin: Ayer-IN
Aaron: air-on

Very very subtle difference.

Havana2014 · October 2014

MaryBB77 said:
Lol I'm from Ireland & I pronounce them differently. AIR-on & ER-in as in ERror if that makes sense?

I'm Irish too. I pronounce Erin the same but Aaron I say it as Arr-on. (Like in arrow)

magsugar13 · October 2014

different...another east coaster

lolathepeke · October 2014

pippacricket said:

I live in NYC. We would pronounce Aaron AH-ren (like a short A) and we would pronounce Erin EH -ren (short e).
Ditto this except I'm from the Boston area.

Another Northeast/Boston person... they sound different to me!

firsttimeauntie · October 2014

They are the same for me too. I live in eastern Canada

tophandmanda · October 2014

They are pronounced the same here. Although every time I see Aaron I want to pronounce it Ay-Ay-Ron. Thanks Key and Peele.

stahlop · October 2014

conradraging said:

lauren_m said:
I live in NYC. We would pronounce Aaron AH-ren (like a short A) and we would pronounce Erin EH -ren (short e).
This. NJ.

I live in AZ and they sound exactly the same to me. My mother is from NJ and they sound completely different when she says them. More emphasis on the double A sound.

Dr.Loretta · October 2014

Erin has slightly more of a short i sound at the end than Aaron. It's a very subtle difference

BunnyBerry · October 2014

From WNY - I was thinking that I would pronounce them the same, but now I realize that I would probably say them the way @dr.loretta described.

Beevol · October 2014

I'm from the midwest, and if I try, I can make them sound different but in normal speech, I pronounce them exactly the same. In Hebrew, you pronounce Aaron as AH-ron with an elongated 'o'.

PB&J714 · October 2014

I pronounce them the same as well. (Midwest)

DawnJM25 · October 2014

ClaryPax said:

I pronounce them the same, but if I really tried harder with pronunciation I would pronounce Aaron as Air-uhn and Erin as Air-in.

This. If I say them fast, I pronounce them the same. If I really think about it, it's Air-uhn/Air-in.

jburdet1 · October 2014

From the south and we pronounce them both the same as Air-in.

WashingtonQueen · October 2014

In Washington they sound the same.

ErinGoBragh77 · October 2014

I'm an Erin originally from the northeast and I pronounce them differently. My whole family calls me Eh-rin but most people pronounce it Air-in. I actually tend to say "Air-in" when introducing myself to people, and when on the phone, people always think I'm saying "Anne".