What do we think about the name Arden

[EarlyInTheMorning]

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?

[SecretNutellaFix]

When children go through that really annoying pahse of rhyming thongs she will be Garden.

[DonkeysDontRideBicycles]

I too thought of Arden as a boy's name.

Anyway middle names for Arden could be
Arden Sophia
Arden Eloise
Arden Jeannette
Arden Violet


but regardless, I think with their surname starting with N it might jar a little? How often do we rattle off a middle name when introducing ourselves? If that doesn't bother them Arwen could be a nice alternative?

Can I also suggest Aurora or Autumn.

[FellNel]

I like it but I think the child will get called Hard On at school, and at uni, and quite possibly at work as well. So No.

[freerangeeggs]

It could be a lovely name but it makes me think of erections. Which is a shame.

[mewkins]

I know a man called Arden. It's quite a nice name.

[Spoonful]

I thought hard on too. Sorry!

[raisah]

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.

[DonderandBlitzen]

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

[WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes]

Hard on here too, sorry!

[ApplyYourself]

Makes me think of the dog food - Arden Grange.

Plus the hard on thing too

[LynetteScavo]

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.

[littlemefi]

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".

[AmazingBouncingFerret]

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

Please don't do that to the poor child.

[NorksAreMessy]

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

[EarlyInTheMorning]

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

[Rhubarbgarden]

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

[Selks]

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

[Mononoke]

Ah yes I see Awsome Wellies beat me to it

[Mononoke]

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" I couldn't get that out of my head, so decided to go for something else.

[5madthings]

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

[PelvicFloorClenchReminder]

Oops!

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

Arden Emily?

[Moominsarescary]

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

[EarlyInTheMorning]

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

[dopeysheep]

Was going to say exactly the same as awesome wellies.

[5madthings]

I like it but as a girls name :)