Aram?

vilaro · April 2016

It's a family name for us, and would love to get a sense of what your thoughts are on it. TIA!

magsugar13 · April 2016

I kept thinking i was reading AN-arm

nurse714 · April 2016

It's nms and I think people would constantly confuse it with Erin/Aaron unless I'm pronouncing it wrong.

Bringmemylongswordho · April 2016

It's a popular game mode in League of Legends (All Random All Mid).

There isn’t anything wrong with it though.

PhoebeJune1984 · April 2016

Part of me wants to say "A-ram-rod". The other part of me thinks that someone forgot to add the "b" in Abram.

klirwin82 · April 2016

Saudi Aramco

emilyray14 · April 2016

I think this is the name of the tech guy on the show the Blacklist. But not a bad connection at all. I think it would get mispronounced a bit, but it's a nice enough name.

vilaro · April 2016

Thanks everyone!

BritMC18 · April 2016

I actually really like it

I've never heard it before and really like the way it sounds.

Eko14 · April 2016

How would you pronounce this name? I have never heard/read it before. Any background info on it?

vilaro · April 2016

Aram, pronounced AH-rom, is a popular Armenian name that means “high; quiet”. The name is derived from the biblical Aram, a grandson of Noah.

Thanks, everyone. This is helpful.

LadyDi711 · April 2016

My cousin is named Aram, his family is Armenian, and it doesn't seem like he's ever had issues with people mispronouncing it. I like it.

Mamabeagle · April 2016

...sandwich.

But if it's ethnic and a family name I get it. I just know that it's a very common food in this neck of the US and would be what I thought if I saw it written down.

vilaro · April 2016

Interesting! I didn't know and I just looked it up under sandwich. LOL. Always good to know when considering,
so thank you!

mommytimesfour · April 2016

My first thought was an aram sandwich. It's not bad, but it may get a lot of mispronunciations. Maybe middle name it?

Eko14 · April 2016

vilaro said:

Aram, pronounced AH-rom, is a popular Armenian name that means “high; quiet”. The name is derived from the biblical Aram, a grandson of Noah.

Thanks, everyone. This is helpful.

In that case I like it. (American sandwich or not)

tmk0325 · April 2016

I don't mind the name, but I think it would be better spelled Ahram if that is how it is pronounced. I think it actually looks better and those of us not of Armenian heritage would know how to pronounce it then. I hope that helps.

BabyBoyH92016 · April 2016

The name is nice and I love that it has cultural/family significance. I've never heard of the sandwich.

fghmama6701 · April 2016

I love Aram! Never heard of the sandwich, and I'm in the US, so it must be a regional thing.

kmvisioli · April 2016

I also thought sandwich first. Not bad if it is cultural for you, though. My first pronunciation guess would be like Aaron, but with an M at the end.

LadyDi711 · April 2016

tmk0325 said:

I don't mind the name, but I think it would be better spelled Ahram if that is how it is pronounced. I think it actually looks better and those of us not of Armenian heritage would know how to pronounce it then. I hope that helps.

You don't change the spelling of a name because of how its pronounced. The name is what it is. All names come from some heritage and if you don't know it, you learn the pronunciation the first time you hear it.

SmrBrd2012 · April 2016

I know an Aram (not well) and I always assumed it was pronounced "a-rahm" or "air-ahm" I think it's a nice name but pronunciation could be an issue. never heard of the sandwich.

SnarkasaurusRex · April 2016

dfo3612 said:

tmk0325 said:

I don't mind the name, but I think it would be better spelled Ahram if that is how it is pronounced. I think it actually looks better and those of us not of Armenian heritage would know how to pronounce it then. I hope that helps.

You don't change the spelling of a name because of how its pronounced. The name is what it is. All names come from some heritage and if you don't know it, you learn the pronunciation the first time you hear it.

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KaLikeAWind · April 2016

There is also an Aram in the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. That's what I thought of immediately. Considering my own son is named after a character in that series, I wouldn't side-eye this name. But my perspective is... different because of that. If we met IRL I would ask where you got the name from, tho (wondering if it was from the books)