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I like it. I think boy when I see the name, but I like it on a girl too. I don't think it needs a nickname, it's only two syllables.

This name is actually a bit of a GP for me and I too prefer it for a girl. I don't think it needs a nn at all.

I think of ardent - medieval bodice-ripper characters are "ardent" - sounds vaguely sexual. And the cosmetics & perfume. Together those make it seem too lipsticked-up to me. If just one of those associations disappeared I might like it okay. It sounds place-namey (Ardennes?).

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Ari / Arrie or however you might spell AR-ee

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I kind of like it, but I think its too masculine for a girl. Ardie or Denny are the only nicknames I can come up with.

I like that it makes me think of the word, "ardent". I prefer it on a girl, probably because of the make up company, Elizabeth Arden. That's the only way I've ever heard it and it seems to have stuck, so I associate the name with "girly" things, whether I like to or not, I guess.

I associate it with Elizabeth Arden cosmetics, so I think of it as feminine. I can't say I like it much, even though the similar Ardent is one of my GP word names(for a boy).

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Besides Ardie, the only one I can think of is Deni/Denny. I don't think it needs a nickname at all.

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I like it but for me it's decidedly masculine. I think nicknames would be either Ardy/Ardie or Den/Denny.

I kind of like it but I prefer it on a boy.

I prefer it on a boy, but I like it on both. I find the sound appealing and spunky.

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All I've got is Ardie too, sorry. I'm in the same boat with Afton :)