Eden (name)
Eden |
A painting depicting The Garden of Eden |
Pronunciation |
/ˈiːdən/ |
Gender |
Male & Female |
Origin |
Word/Name |
Hebrew |
Meaning |
Pleasure, delight, place of pleasure |
Other names |
Related names |
Aiden, Aidan, Ed, Edward, Edwin, Eddie, Eddy, Edd, Edan, Edin, Eadin, Edun, Edon, Edith, Edwina |
Eden (Hebrew: עֵדֶן) as a given name, has several derivations, from the Biblical Garden of Eden, meaning 'place of pleasure'; It is traditionally considered to be a feminine baby name. It is also as a variant of the girl's name Edith and the boy's name Aidan.[1]
Notable people with the given name Eden:
- eden ahbez, a performance name of American musician George Alexander Aberle
- Eden Brekke, a superintendent of Parks and Alderman of the 37th Ward, Chicago
- Eden Colvile, a Canadian historic figure
- Eden Espinosa, an American singer and stage actress
- Eden Harel, a MTV Europe vj during the 90's
- Eden Hazard, a Belgian football player
- Eden McCain, a character from the American television series, Heroes
- Eden Natan-Zada, an IDF soldier that convicted mass murder incident
- Eden Phillpotts, a British novelist, poet and dramatist
- Eden Riegel, an American actress
- Eden Sher, an American television actor
Notable people with the family name Eden:
- Eden Baronets, two English baronetcy families
- Sir Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, British Prime Minister 1955-57
- Barbara Eden, an American actress
- Bobbi Eden, a Dutch adult movie actress
- Charles Eden, a Governor of North Carolina
- Clarissa Eden, Countess of Avon, wife of Sir Anthony Eden
- David Eden a producer of professional bassguitar sound amplification equipment
- George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, a British politician
- Harry Eden, a British actor
- Harry Eden, Australian rugby league footballer
- Jaap Eden, a Dutch athlete
- Mark Eden, a British actor
- Michael Eden, an Australian rugby league footballer
- Mike Eden, former major league baseball player for the San Francisco Giants
- Robert John Eden, 3rd Baron Auckland, a Bishop of Bath and Wells
- Roger Edens, a Hollywood composer and arranger
- Simone Eden, an American model and actress
- William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, a British diplomat
References
- ^ Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1, p.84.