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I think it could work.

Yes, definitely. I have run into a few Arwens. I cannot see why it wouldn't work.

The sound is gorgeous and is easy to pronounce. It is exclusively tied to a single character, so I would not use it even though the association is positive. I think it could work as a middle name.

Yes, I've got a cousin called Arwen and there's really no issue. Her mother loved LotR (ythis was way before the movies came out, so not everyone even knew about Arwen the Elf. I like the sound and if you don't mind people having LotR as an association with the name, there's really no reason why it shouldn't work.

Yes. I worked with an Arwen once. The attention she got for it was basically positive. It's natural to say aloud, easy to learn, nice.

I like it. I can definitely see it IRL on the right type of person (but it wouldn't work for just anyone).

It sounds nice but I don't think it can work as a name because of associations and it really isn't used in the US. If you don't live in the US, that wouldn't be a problem of course.

Sure, it works. It's obviously a LotR name, but I don't think that's a bad thing, according to most people. I knew an Aragorn, and people always complimented him on his name. And this was before the movies.

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I'm partial to Eowyn as a character, but Arwen has the better sounding name.

Dounds masculine to me. I prefer 'Anwen' sounds far more beautiful

Yes, it works, its a legitimate Welsh name, tied though it is to The Lord of the Rings, I think it would make a nice uncommon mn. I prefer the masculine Arwyn though.