Arden or Thalia?

[Mrsbrown54]

30 weeks pregnant with dd2 and me and dh literally can’t agree on a name, he likes Arden and Thalia? We already have Lily-Rose (4). I kind of like Sienna but it seems so popular now days?

[MikeUniformMike]

Arden Ardent
Thalia - how do you say it? Tahl-ya, Thale-ya, Tharl-ya.
I'd go with Sienna.

[Smoliver]

I love Thalia. I like Sienna too. I only know one Sienna, so I don't think it's that popular

[TroubledLichen]

Is Arden a boy’s name? Or a surname? I’ve never met one but there’s a reasonably well known Elizabethan play called Aden of Faversham. It’s not credited to but it was very likely written by Shakespeare (in collaboration). It’s about a poor chap that gets murdered by his wife and her lover. So it definitely wouldn’t be my first choice for a baby name, especially not for a girl.

Eden would be a nice alternative perhaps? Thalia and Sienna are fine, not really to my tastes but 1000x better than Arden.

[TroubledLichen]

Arden of Faversham is the play (sorry typo)

[manicinsomniac]

Oooh, I like Arden a lot - very cool and yet quite sophisticated too, somehow.

I like Thalia too but it's a good point that, if she can't say her 'ths' she'll be Failure.

Sienna I quite like and it goes well with Lily-Rose. But I much prefer Arden.

I've actually never met anybody called Arden, Thalia or Sienna - but I do know that Sienna is very popular so I don't know why I don't know any!

[PalePinkSwan]

@Marcipex - is that the Antonia forest books about the boarding school? I think the Thalia in that always hates the name and uses Tim instead.

[TimeToDrinkDecaff]

From your options I think Thalia is nicest. But I would like Nathalia even more. Probably related to the fact I think the name Natalie is overdue a comeback

[Mrsbrown54]

Thanks everyone, Thalia would be pronounced Talia so I guess we could change the spelling.DH just announced he really likes the name Mercedes? He’s American if that counts for anything

[manicinsomniac]

The only Mercedes I've ever known was Spanish. I don't know that it's especially American, is it?

I really don't like it though.

[Mrsbrown54]

No it’s not especially American just the names he likes sound better when he pronounces them.

[YoucancallmeVal]

I'd assume Arden was a boy I'm afraid... Thalia is quite nice, but if spell it as you want it pronounced, ie T v Th. Mercedes is a bit of a statement and doesn't go with your dd's name, which is v English

[Marcipex]

@PalePinkSwan yes, that's right.

[Icklepup]

Arden makes me think Arden Grange the dog food, Thalia and Mercedes I don't like.

[Amortentia]

Lol, Thewine I was thinking the exact same thing. If you’re not familiar with Glasgow, using the name Arden would be the equivalent to calling your child Peckham or Brixton.