Eden (name)

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Eden

A painting depicting The Garden of Eden
Pronunciation /ˈdən/
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 'delight'; It is given to both boys and girls. The first recorded use is from ancient Israel in the book of II Chronicles. 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
  • Eden Wood, an American beauty pageant contestant and actress

Notable people with the family name Eden:

References

  1. Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1, p.84.
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