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I was talking with my mother about the name Erin for a girl. I said I didn't like the spelling Erin, but liked the name. I would spell it Aryn (I usually don't change spellings). My mother spelt it Arywn. Is that even Aaron? What do you think?
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No, it's not... I'd use Aren.
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This is a name that I really dislike. I don't think that the spelling Aryn improves it any. Arwyn doesn't seem to make sense. It seems like that would be pronounced AR-win. I don't like that either, but I don't think that I hate it as much as I do Erin.
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Clearly I'm pretty proud of the Erin spelling myself, but there was a period in high school where I spelled it Erynn just for kicks. It seems ridiculous to me now. Aryn is pretty I think but Arywn just makes me say Arwen over and over. Erin and Aaron aren't related etymologically and in some accents sound totally different.
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I really like the spelling Aryn, actually, even though I haven't seen it before. I'm not so sure about Arywn - I think it would cause too many confusions over pronounciation.
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I think so too.
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Yes. I agree. I love the Irish part of Erin and love the Eireann spelling best of all. I would only use Aran as a substitute if that matters to you that is....
Then again..... if it doesn't matter and you just like the sound I suppose you could also use Ehren. Ehren is masculine but so rare in western circles that it wouldn't be readily recognized as such. I believe the meaning of Ehren is eagle.. prn just a bit different but at the end of the day, us USAers will prob just say it the same as Erin....
Then again..... if it doesn't matter and you just like the sound I suppose you could also use Ehren. Ehren is masculine but so rare in western circles that it wouldn't be readily recognized as such. I believe the meaning of Ehren is eagle.. prn just a bit different but at the end of the day, us USAers will prob just say it the same as Erin....
This message was edited 3/25/2010, 1:21 AM
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Oh, I like that.
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