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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.
Rachel Aislin is an old English name, it’s pronounced “Az-lynn”. In the US especially, it’s pronounced like the word “As”, with a “z” sound to the “s”.

In som…moreAislin is an old English name, it’s pronounced “Az-lynn”. In the US especially, it’s pronounced like the word “As”, with a “z” sound to the “s”.

In some places they pronounce with more of an “s” sound”.

One of my good friends growing up was named Aislin, I planned to name one of my kids that some day.
I did some research and found out about it’s old English connection, though it may be an old name from more than one country,(less)
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by N.K. Jemisin (Goodreads Author)
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