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Arden (boy)

What does Arden mean?

Arden Pronunciation of Arden as a boys' name (also used more regularly as girls' name Arden) is pronounced ARD-en. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Arden is "great forest". Also possibly "ardent, enthusiastic". Surname of Shakespeare's mother, and also the name of the magically beautiful forest in Shakespeare's "As You Like It".

STARTS/ENDS WITH Ar-, -den

ASSOCIATED WITH great, forest (tree), ardent (fire), surname, beautiful (handsome)

Variations

VARIANTS Ard, Arda, Ardie, Ardin, Ardon, Ardy, Arrden

CREATIVE FORMS
(male) Aaden, ..

(female) Ardeni, ..


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Arden Devyn (A.D.), ..

How popular is Arden?

Arden is a somewhat popular first name for men (#1080 out of 1220, Top 89%) and an even more popular surname for all people (#13434 out of 150436, Top 9%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Arden reached its peak position of #521 in the U.S. in the 1930s, and is presently at #1423. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Arden name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Arden outside U.S.

Similar Names

Arden is pronounced similarly to Ardian, Warden and Worden. Other recommended sound-alike names are Abdel, Adan, Ade, Adel, Aden, Aedan, Ahren, Aiden, Airen, Alden, Alen, Alten, Alven, Ander, Andon, Aran, Ardal, Ardel, Ardly, Arek, Aren, Arian, Ariel, Arien, Aries, Arjen, Arlan, Arlen, Arles, Arlin, Arllen, Arman, Armen, Armon, Arn, Arnan, Arnel, Arnet, Arney, Arren, Arrlen, Arsen, Arsene, Arte, Arvon, Arwin, Arwyn, Aryel, Asen, Auben, Auden, Aydan, Ayden, Ayken, Barden, Boden, Broden, Bryen, Caden, Dryden, Eaden, Eden, Eiden, Elden, Haden, Irven, Oren, Orren, Orsen, Paden, Ryden and Varden. These names tend to be less commonly used than Arden.

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