Another pronunciation thread. I really need to stop obsessing over pronunciations.
[name]How[/name] do you pronounce [name]Auberon[/name] and what syllable to do you stress?
I used to pronounce it o-ber-[name]RON[/name]. Behind the Names has it as O-ber-ahn, which sounds a lot better to me.
Thanks
Also what are your thoughts on [name]Auberon[/name]? I have always liked it and used to have it on my boysâ list, but ended up taking it off because I was afraid he would get nicknamed [name]Ron[/name] or [name]Ronny[/name]. What nickname do you like for [name]Auberon[/name]? I like Auby, but it might be a little too [name]Star[/name] Warsy⌠I think [name]Bear[/name] would work well though.
Also⌠[name]Pam[/name] and [name]Linda[/name], why in the world would you have [name]Auberon[/name] listed as a viable girl name option?
I have no idea what the âcorrectâ pronunciation is, but in my head Iâve always pronounced it Oh-ber-ron, probably stress on the first syllable. The Auber feels intuitive to me because of aubergines, but the -ahn isnât quite clicking with me.
I would pronounce it O-ber-ahn. I like it, and I like the sound of Auby pronounced like [name]Toby[/name], but if he used that people would probably say Aw-by. [name]How[/name] do you say it?
OH-ber-on. Auby like [name]Toby[/name]. I like [name]Bear[/name] better, though. Auby sounds a lot like Opie from [name]Andy[/name] [name]Griffith[/name] Show, which doesnât grab me personally.
I would say Auby like [name]Aubrey[/name] without the R - AW-by. What about the spelling [name]Oberon[/name], like in A Midsummer [name]Night[/name]'s [name]Dream[/name]? You could use [name]Obi[/name] and youâd always (well, nearly) get it pronounced OH-bee.
Yeah, spelt [name]Auberon[/name] Iâd say âOR-ber-onâ (like the start of [name]Aubrey[/name]) but spelt [name]Oberon[/name] Iâd say âOH-ber-onâ.
That was one of the things I was unsure about the name. With the Au at the beginning would it sound like âOhâ (like [name]Omer[/name], [name]Oberon[/name]) or Aw (like [name]Aubrey[/name] and [name]Autumn[/name])?
[name]Auberon[/name] to me is - Oh-burr-ohn. Softer in the middle, like [name]Aubrey[/name]. not the same sound, but the same feel.
Nicknames⌠I like [name]Bear[/name], especially if it ties to the meaning, and [name]Ron[/name], if you like that name. (Iâll always hear [name]Lavender[/name] [name]Brown[/name] saying âWon-Wonâ from [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name].) I think if you go with Auby- it sounds like, [name]Obie[/name], or OpieâŚ
I say oh-ber-ron, or oh-buh-ron (very similar really). âAuâ is an actual French word so itâs pretty much my instinct to pronounce it like it was French (which would be like the letter O), given that Iâve been studying the language since elementary school.
[name]Auberon[/name] is dashing, handsome, âfootloose and fancy-freeâ, maybe a bit tough-guy to me. I do like it and would probably like it a lot more if it werenât the name of an unpleasant character in one of my stories!
I prefer the look and sound of [name]Oberon[/name]
To me
[name]Auberon[/name]= âaw-bur-onâ, preferred nn [name]Aubrey[/name]
[name]Oberon[/name]= âoh-bur-onâ, preferred nn [name]Bear[/name] or O
Iâve always pronounced it as Aw-ber-ron, as in [name]Autumn[/name] or [name]Aubrey[/name].
I like [name]Auberon[/name], it has been on one of my lists for a while now. I think its a lot more usable than [name]Oberon[/name] (Mid-[name]Summer[/name] [name]Night[/name]'s [name]Dream[/name] teasing potential) and nice alternative to [name]Aubrey[/name] (which is now really popular for girls), it sounds more masculine. Personally, I like the nickname Auby. I would love to meet a little [name]Auberon[/name].
I believe that [name]Auberon[/name] and [name]Oberon[/name] are actually pronounced the same, with an Oh sound at the start. The [name]Oberon[/name] spelling was meant to be phonetic and to clear up pronunciation issues, though as often happens with these things, it rather created them leading people to believe that [name]Auberon[/name] must be pronounced differently, with the same beginning sound as [name]Aubrey[/name]. Hereâs a link to the Forvo pronunciation guide: Auberon pronunciation: How to pronounce Auberon in English, French
OH-ber-on. Like Aubergine (oh wait, are they called something different in the US? Egg plant maybe?)
I much prefer the spelling [name]Oberon[/name], like the [name]King[/name] of the Fairies. My dad used to tell me medieval fairy stories when I was little, so [name]Oberon[/name] just sounds so magical and whimsical to me now.
I also like the Shakespearean connection - A Midsummer [name]Night[/name]'s [name]Dream[/name] is my favourite.
I pronounce it OR-brun. Although I am probably wrong - I thought [name]Aloysius[/name] was pronounced al-OI-zee-us until about two years ago when someone corrected me! Good luck.
