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What do we think about the name Arden

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EarlyInTheMorning · 28/02/2013 20:58

and what middle names would go nicely with it?

This is for my very good friend, currently living in Switzerland but eventually moving to the UK, her DH's surname starts with 'N' though. Would you think this as a problem?

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SwedishEdith · 28/02/2013 21:07

Where in the UK will she live? Accent may be important here. I'm practising it in Lancashire, Scouse, Birmingham and generic SE atm moment and it's not working well. Two nns together might be tricky.

rachel234 · 28/02/2013 21:09

Arden Charles
Arden James

coffeeinbed · 28/02/2013 21:10

Elisabeth.
Lipstick.

MN044 · 28/02/2013 21:11

I would think it's for a girl though the pp obviously thinks otherwise! I have a dc whose name ends with the first letter of our surname. It wasn't my first choice but it's not ever been a problem

PelvicFloorClenchReminder · 28/02/2013 21:11

I like it! I was going to say Arden James too, or Arden Christopher.

MortaIWombat · 28/02/2013 21:11

That it sounds too much like hard on for my liking.

5madthings · 28/02/2013 21:12

I like it but as a girls name :)

dopeysheep · 28/02/2013 21:13

Was going to say exactly the same as awesome wellies.

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EarlyInTheMorning · 28/02/2013 21:17

The name will be for a girl and they're moving to London.

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Moominsarescary · 28/02/2013 21:20

I liked it (for a boy) until someone on here said it sounded too much like hard on

PelvicFloorClenchReminder · 28/02/2013 21:22

Oops! Blush

I don't know why I automatically thought 'boy'!

Arden Emily?

5madthings · 28/02/2013 21:22

There is lady who runs a fb page with six girls! Her youngest is Arden and is lovely, I really like it :)

Mononoke · 28/02/2013 21:22

I love it and really wanted to use it until I told a friends Mum about it and she said " people will call him Hard on" Grin I couldn't get that out of my head, so decided to go for something else.

Mononoke · 28/02/2013 21:23

Ah yes I see Awsome Wellies beat me to it

Selks · 28/02/2013 21:32

Poor child will be called HardOn by all the bullies. I wouldn't use that name for that reason.

Rhubarbgarden · 28/02/2013 22:29

Oh I thought it was a boys name too. Hmm. No, don't like it for a girl.

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EarlyInTheMorning · 28/02/2013 22:34

DF is worried about the two 'Ns' together, wait till I tell her what you lot have said...

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NorksAreMessy · 28/02/2013 22:37

Very old school friend is Arden.
He is a boy...well a 52 year old boy, but a boy all the same

AmazingBouncingFerret · 28/02/2013 22:39

Oh good i'm glad i'm not the only one that thought hard on.

Please don't do that to the poor child.

littlemefi · 28/02/2013 22:44

Have a friend who's DS is Arden, I really like the name, but I do remember when baby was born, my friend's DH went in to work and told work colleagues the name and they were taking the mickey and saying " sounds like hard on".

LynetteScavo · 28/02/2013 22:47

I think of it as a girls name, as the only person I've ever known called Arden is a girl.

At first, I didn't like it, but it's really grown on me, and now I think it's lovely.

No idea about the surname, and I think any middle name they like would go.

ApplyYourself · 28/02/2013 22:49

Makes me think of the dog food - Arden Grange.

Plus the hard on thing too

WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes · 28/02/2013 22:55

Hard on here too, sorry!

DonderandBlitzen · 28/02/2013 22:55

Was going to say i liked it, but good point about "hard on." So don't do it

raisah · 02/03/2013 07:34

Arden was the surname of a lady I used to work with. Again, lipstick comes to mind & I'm not keen on surnames as first names. but that's just my opinion.