Arden - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Arden \a-rden, ar-den\ is pronounced AR-den. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "great forest". Literary: the Forest of Arden in Shakespeare's "As You Like It" was a magically beautiful place. Most famous in modern times as the surnames of cosmetics queen Elizabeth Arden and actress Eve Arden.

Arden has 6 variant forms: Ardeen, Ardena, Ardene, Ardenia, Ardin and Ardis.

Baby names that sound like Arden are Ardine and Jorden.

Arden is a very rare female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Arden. Click here to compare Arden with related baby names.