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'''Arbor'''. American English. A modern name. After the US national holiday in April, Arbor Day, in which nature conservation is celebrated by planting trees.<ref name="NeutralBook" /> US SSA data shows about 98 people with this name, used as a feminine name 71% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/A/AR/ARBOR/index.html</ref> Keywords: nature, plants, springtime, trees, two syllables. | '''Arbor'''. American English. A modern name. After the US national holiday in April, Arbor Day, in which nature conservation is celebrated by planting trees.<ref name="NeutralBook" /> US SSA data shows about 98 people with this name, used as a feminine name 71% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/A/AR/ARBOR/index.html</ref> Keywords: nature, plants, springtime, trees, two syllables. | ||
'''Arda'''. 1. Hebrew. Meaning "Bronze." Or a variant of Arden.<ref>http://www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_Arda.htm</ref> 2. Turkish. meaning "Marker, stake."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/arda</ref> US SSA data shows about 426 people with this name, used as a feminine name 51% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/A/AR/ARDA/index.html</ref> Keywords: neutral inclined, two syllables, very rare | '''Arcadia'''. Greek in origin. The definition of the word is: " a region or scene of simple pleasure and quiet"<ref>Merriam Webster n.d., ''Arcadia'', viewed 17 June 2021, <<nowiki>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arcadia#note-1</nowiki>>.</ref>. Keywords: nature, innocence, fields, Greek, ancient | ||
'''Arda'''. 1. Hebrew. Meaning "Bronze." Or a variant of Arden.<ref>http://www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_Arda.htm</ref> 2. Turkish. meaning "Marker, stake."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/arda</ref> US SSA data shows about 426 people with this name, used as a feminine name 51% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/A/AR/ARDA/index.html</ref> Keywords: neutral inclined, two syllables, very rare | |||
'''Arden'''. English. From the phrase ''aduenna silva'', meaning "great forest" in Latin. This was Shakespeare's mother's surname, so he used it for the name of the forest in his comedy ''As You Like It''. A given name in the 17th century.<ref name="NeutralBook" /><ref name="llewellyn67" /><ref name="behindthename" /><ref name="2knames" /> US SSA data shows about 7,670 people with this name, used as a masculine name 57% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/A/AR/ARDEN/index.html</ref> Keywords: nature, neutral inclined, plants, trees, two syllables, uncommon | '''Arden'''. English. From the phrase ''aduenna silva'', meaning "great forest" in Latin. This was Shakespeare's mother's surname, so he used it for the name of the forest in his comedy ''As You Like It''. A given name in the 17th century.<ref name="NeutralBook" /><ref name="llewellyn67" /><ref name="behindthename" /><ref name="2knames" /> US SSA data shows about 7,670 people with this name, used as a masculine name 57% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/A/AR/ARDEN/index.html</ref> Keywords: nature, neutral inclined, plants, trees, two syllables, uncommon | ||