Kristenelle asked this question about The City We Became (Great Cities, #1):
How is Aislyn pronounced? In chapter three the character regrets that her parents used an Americanized pronunciation over the softer Irish pronunciation. What is the difference? I had a friend growing up with the name and we pronounced it "AZZ-lin." I suspect that is not the correct pronunciation here.
Paul Long I've always heard it as ASH-linn. It bothered me it was first portrayed as sounding like "island," when I knew that was wrong…moreI've always heard it as ASH-linn. It bothered me it was first portrayed as sounding like "island," when I knew that was wrong(less)
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by N.K. Jemisin (Goodreads Author)
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