I dislike both for different reasons. Arden strikes me as faux pretentious and Mae strikes me as kind of country... I guess I'd go with Mae if I had to choose?

May or masie

Arden is a great name but I’d use it for a boy. Avery is also traditionally a boys name but more used for girls now.

Love Arden. Mae is cute for a little girl, not the best for a grown woman.

Noone in this child's generation will be aware of Elizabeth Arden!

I think it depends on the sounds of the last name. In general, I'd assume Arden was a boy.

My DD has a name like you describe, she is Rosie Ro--- but it flows well when people say it.

They’re both lovely! Yes, if you go with Mae she’ll be saying “Mae with an E, M-A-E”. But that’s not the worst fate in the world, by a long shot. And since when does school kids know who Elizabeth Arden is?!? Unless she is mainly hanging out with grandmas, she’ll be fine.

I like Mae but wouldn’t do it w a last name that starts Ma. Arden is terrible.

Suggestions:

Violet
Alice
Esther
June
Frances
Ivy

Anonymous wrote:Mae Marken

Mae Maston

Both are too much, so go with Arden.

Arden would be even worse in either of those cases! Arden Marken? Arden Maston???

Kay?

These are both bad. Arden sounds like you're trying to seem intellectual but missing the mark, and Mae Ma---- is cartoonish.

Both are trying too hard. Arden will be teased and called Elizabeth Arden (my dd has a teammate named Arden who is teased). Mae will be misspelled and just sounds like a nn

Mae will be continually misspelled.

Arden sounds masculine to me, or gender neutral at best. I prefer Mae for a girl.

Mae Marken

Mae Maston

Both are too much, so go with Arden.

Trying to add a few names to our list but girl names are increasing harder and harder. Thoughts on Arden? Or Mae although her last name is 6 letters and starts with MA too.

Help.. clueless