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in reply to a message by Lily
I prefer Aaron because it looks familiar and correct and nicer. Aaron is like that nice kid who lives next door and Aron is like that obnoxious kid who lives down the street and you hate walking past his house because he might throw stuff at you. Plus it looks like A-Ron, and I don't like the Ron part, look or sound-wise. Aaron is a nice soothing blue with a strong red at the end, and Aron is just bright red but the white in the middle sticks out a lot more.
I'm surprised that Aaron never made the Top 20 since it seemed to be fairly common in my age group (mid 20s now). I can think of at least 3 Aarons I went to school with, and one Aron. Also we had a pastor at our church named Aaron (he's in his mid 30s I think). I would say Aaron is the type of name that might go up and down in popularity, but it's a pretty strong Biblical name with a fairly solid history of use, so I don't think it will ever change popularity any giant amount.
I don't think the extra A is unnecessary at all. That's just the way it's spelled. There are a few other Biblical names with double As. Aron doesn't look foreign, it just looks wrong and like someone wanted to spell Aaron differently. But by taking out that nice soft second A it visually becomes very sharp and pointy and thus the obnoxious image it gives me.
Yes, I pronounce Aaron and Erin the same.
I'm surprised that Aaron never made the Top 20 since it seemed to be fairly common in my age group (mid 20s now). I can think of at least 3 Aarons I went to school with, and one Aron. Also we had a pastor at our church named Aaron (he's in his mid 30s I think). I would say Aaron is the type of name that might go up and down in popularity, but it's a pretty strong Biblical name with a fairly solid history of use, so I don't think it will ever change popularity any giant amount.
I don't think the extra A is unnecessary at all. That's just the way it's spelled. There are a few other Biblical names with double As. Aron doesn't look foreign, it just looks wrong and like someone wanted to spell Aaron differently. But by taking out that nice soft second A it visually becomes very sharp and pointy and thus the obnoxious image it gives me.
Yes, I pronounce Aaron and Erin the same.
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Thanks, it's nice that you see colors when you think of names, I hoped someone would :) I actually have the feeling it will leave the top 100, like Rachel and Rebecca did. It's not even in the top 50 now and is slowly falling. I do agree that it will always be a classic and it will age well.
It actually surprises me that biblical names like Aaron, Caleb weren't that common in the early 1900s, I was reading the book and then looked the names up here and neither Aaron nor Caleb were in the top 100.
I was wondering, because Aron is the spelling used in Scandinavian countries. I wonder if it's spelled Aron in their translation of the Bible. I also wonder whether the Hebrew spelling indicates the double As and how it is pronounced there. I like both Aaron and Aron, Aron to me is calm, intelligent and serious while Aaron is happy, carefree, outgoing.
It actually surprises me that biblical names like Aaron, Caleb weren't that common in the early 1900s, I was reading the book and then looked the names up here and neither Aaron nor Caleb were in the top 100.
I was wondering, because Aron is the spelling used in Scandinavian countries. I wonder if it's spelled Aron in their translation of the Bible. I also wonder whether the Hebrew spelling indicates the double As and how it is pronounced there. I like both Aaron and Aron, Aron to me is calm, intelligent and serious while Aaron is happy, carefree, outgoing.
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