Arden or Auden?

Boy Names
1

See the results of this poll: Arden Christopher vs. Auden Christopher

Respondents: 60 (This poll is closed)

  • Arden Christopher : 30 (50%)
  • Auden Christopher: 30 (50%)
2

Though neither are my style, I prefer the softer sound of [name_u]Auden[/name_u] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m].

3

I know several little girls named [name_u]Arden[/name_u] so I chose [name_u]Auden[/name_u].

4

I voted for [name_u]Arden[/name_u], because I think it sounds better with [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]. [name_u]Auden[/name_u] is also a great name.

5

To me [name_u]Auden[/name_u] sounds like how my brother would have said [name_u]Arden[/name_u] before he had speech therapy to learn how to make the R sound.

6

I don’t like [name_u]Auden[/name_u] because for some reason it reminds me of audit. I like [name_u]Arden[/name_u] a lot better. [name_u]Arden[/name_u] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] is charming.

7

I prefer [name_u]Arden[/name_u] because of the [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m] connection. [name_m]Both[/name_m] go really well with [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] though.

8

I like [name_u]Arden[/name_u] too! [name_u]Auden[/name_u] reminds me of the Audubon society… Although likely that’s just me.

9

[name_u]Auden[/name_u] makes me think of ‘odd’. ‘Odd [name_u]Auden[/name_u]’ Then what would his nn be? [name_u]Audy[/name_u] = Odd-y. At least [name_u]Arden[/name_u] can be Ardy

[name_u]Auden[/name_u] will probably get more votes simply because most are terrified of unisex names on boys

10

[name_u]Arden[/name_u] strikes me as distinctly more feminine. I like [name_u]Auden[/name_u] more for a boy.

11

WH [name_u]Auden[/name_u] and [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] Isherwood were contemporary English poets, friends and sometime lovers. I would say they are still fairly well-known, if not super famous, even today. Something to keep in mind.

12

I like [name_u]Arden[/name_u] with [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] more (it just has a more appealing imagery for me), but I love [name_u]Auden[/name_u] so much more. I love the literary tie, and I just love [name_u]Auden[/name_u] in general! So [name_u]Auden[/name_u] gets my vote, but I like [name_u]Arden[/name_u] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] more as a combo. But [name_u]Auden[/name_u] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] sounds better, I think, because it’s not as “R” heavy…

13

I like [name_u]Arden[/name_u] but I would prefer [name_u]Alden[/name_u] :wink:

14

I think both would get misheard a great deal, I guess it would be easier to say ‘like [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_u]Arden[/name_u]’ than ‘like WH [name_u]Auden[/name_u]’ in terms of how widely recognised they are likely to be in day-to-day life.

15

[name_u]Arden[/name_u] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] sounds and looks strong. [name_u]Auden[/name_u] sounds… well, odd. Write it out. It’s unattractive written. It really does sound like someone with a speech impediment is trying to say [name_u]Arden[/name_u]. I don’t like [name_u]Auden[/name_u] at all.

16

I prefer [name_u]Auden[/name_u] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] out of the two.

17

I prefer the flow of [name_u]Auden[/name_u] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m].

18

I like [name_u]Arden[/name_u] more in general and especially with [name_m]Christopher[/name_m].

19

[name_u]Auden[/name_u] sounds male, like the poet, and [name_u]Arden[/name_u] sounds female, like the make-up maven.

20

[name_u]Alden[/name_u] sounds best. The l sound is stronger in [name_u]Alden[/name_u] than the u sound in [name_u]Auden[/name_u].