Eden (name)
| Eden | |
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A painting depicting The Garden of Eden | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈiːdən/ |
| Gender | Male & Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew[1] |
| Meaning | Tiara |
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| Related names | Aiden, Aidan, Ed, Edward, Edwin, Eddie, Eddy, Edd, Edan, Edin, Eadin, Edun, Edon, Edith, Edwina |
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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.[2] 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 Kuriakose, an Indian film actress
- 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 Gross, an Israeli.
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 (disambiguation)
- Clarissa Eden, Countess of Avon, wife of Sir Anthony Eden
- David Eden, a producer of professional bass guitar sound amplification equipment
- Eleanor Eden, society beauty
- Emily Eden, novelist
- Frederick Eden (disambiguation)
- 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
- ↑ http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Eden
- ↑ Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1, p.84.