Origin:Latin
Other Origin(s):Roman
Meaning:Height, steep
There'll be plenty of "rejoicifying" when your Arduenna arrives and starts their journey to reaching the highest heights. Though it makes a beautiful feminine title, Arduenna was originally a Latin and Roman place name given to the Ardennes Forest in Europe and the Forest of Arden in Britain. It derives from the Latin word arduus, meaning "steep," or the Gaulish word arduo, meaning "height," painting a picture of tall trees that seem to nearly reach the sky. If you're a Wicked fan, particularly of Gregory Maguire's novels, you'll recognize Arduenna as the last name of main character, Galinda, or Glinda the Good, as she's later known. In the musical adaptation of Wicked, Galinda's last name is Upland, but in the books, she tells Doctor Dillamond that she's "of the Arduenna clan" on her mother's side. Though she's often seen travelling by bubble in the musical and film, Glinda can't defy gravity like her nemesis-turned-friend, Elphaba. By naming your little one Arduenna, you'll teach them that they can soar to success without lifting a foot off the ground.
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