By this time, she had decided her professional surname for writing would be Rand, and she adopted the first name Ayn (pronounced ).
baɪ ðɪs tˈaɪm, ʃiː hæd dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd hɜː pɹəfˈɛʃənəl sˈɜːneɪm fɔːɹ ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ wʊd biː ɹˈænd, ænd ʃiː ɐdˈɑːptᵻd ðə fˈɜːst nˈeɪm ˈaɪn pɹənˈaʊnst.