I havebeen trying to get alot of my friends to name their boys Bladen. That is a long A. I guess you could spell it Blaiden also. Hoever you'd like to. None of them like the name. I almost had one talked onto it. She did like the name but she wanted to naem her son after her Dad and her ex-Grandfather-in-law.Anyway, My question is. Is it such a bad name? I have 3 daughters and will not be having anymore kids. I thought it was a tough sounding name. I thought it may give strong character to a young man. Am I wrong? Is it just that bad? I mean for short you could call him Blade. That would be pretty tough I think. Thaks for any input if any. lol