It's a nice name. People are all worked up about it, but this name would probably not be used in an English-speaking country. It would be fine. Not everyone speaks the same language. However, if you live in a predominantly English-speaking country, do not use this name.
Arsen Avetisyan is a retired Armenian footballer. Avetisyan has played for numerous clubs during his career. In 2006, he returned to Armenia to play for his former club Pyunik and became the main forward for the team. In 2008, he transferred to Kapan to play for Gandzasar after his contract with Pyunik had expired.
I really don't care if this name sounds like "arsenic", "arson", or "arse + n" because I think it's great.
― Anonymous User 3/2/2016
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Arsen is also the Georgian form of Arsenios.In Georgian, Arsen is written as: არსენ.Finally, a known bearer of this name was Georgian churchman Arsen Iqaltoeli (12th century AD).
Rethinking this name, I noticed that it's just an "-ic" away from being "arsenic"! This name just becomes less and less attractive to me by the second.
Just can't seem to get this name off my mind and I think I finally figured out why: "Arse+n"?! No kid should have to deal with "arse" as a nickname! Oh please!
Pronounced /ɐrˈsɛn/. [noted -ed]