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Eden
	A painting depicting The Garden of Eden
Pronunciation	/ˈiːdən/
Gender	unisex
Origin
Word/name	Hebrew
Meaning	Delight
Other names
Related names	Aidan, Edith, Edna, Edon, Edun

Eden (Hebrew: עֵדֶן‎), as a given name is most often given in reference to the Biblical Garden of Eden, meaning delight; It is given to girls and boys. The first recorded use is from ancient Israel in the book of Genesis. As an English girl's name, it also originated as a diminutive form of the name Edith that was in use in Yorkshire in the 1400s. As a boy's name, it might be a variant of the name Aidan or be derived from the surname Eden, which was derived from the Old English word elements ēad, meaning wealth, and hún, meaning bear cub. The older form of the name was Edon or Edun.^[2]

Usage

Eden has been among the top 1,000 names in use for newborn girls in the United States since 1986. its debut on the American popularity chart coincided with the introduction of the character Eden Capwell on the American soap opera Santa Barbara. The name has continued to increase in usage and has been among the top 150 names for newborn American girls since 2016. It has been among the 1,000 most popular names for American newborn boys since 2008. It has been among the top 500 most popular names for girls in France since 1995 and for French boys since 2005. It was among the 20 most popular names for newborn French boys in 2022. In Belgium, it has been among the top 150 names for boys since 2012 and was among the top 25 names for boys between 2014 and 2021. It has also been among the too 500 names for both boys and girls in the United Kingdom since 1996 and has been among the top 100 names for British girls since 2020. The name has been among the 100 most popular names for girls in New Zealand since 1995. It has been among the top 500 names for boys in the Netherlands since 2014 and was among the top 500 names for Dutch girls between 2011 and 2016. In Israel, the name was among the top 100 names for newborn girls between 2014 and 2020.^[3]

Given name

Notable people with the given name Eden:

Men

Eden Brekke (1893–1978), superintendent of Parks and Alderman of the 37th Ward, Chicago
Eden Colvile (1819–1893), Canadian historic figure, grandson of William Eden
Eden Hazard (born 1991), Belgian former professional footballer
Eden Natan-Zada (1986-2005), IDF soldier who carried out a mass murder incident
Eden Paul, British physician and writer
Eden Phillpotts (1862–1960), British novelist, poet, dramatist and artist

Women

Eden Alene (born 2000), Israeli singer
Eden Bleazard (1855–1946), New Zealand artist
Eden Espinosa (born 1978), American singer and stage actress
Eden Estrada, Mexican-American model and social media influencer
Eden Golan, Russian Israeli singer
Eden Harel (born 1976), MTV Europe VJ during the 1990s
Eden Knight (2000–2023), forcibly detransitioned Saudi Arabian transgender woman who had been living in the United States prior to a coerced return to Saudi Arabia
Eden Kuriakose, Indian film actress
Eden Rainbow-Cooper (born 2001), English wheelchair racer
Eden Riegel (born 1981), American actress
Eden Sher (born 1991), American television actress
Eden Taylor-Draper (born 1997), English actress
Eden Ben Zaken (born 1994), Israeli singer

Stage name

Eden Ahbez (1908–1995), performance name of American musician George Alexander Aberle
Eden Kane (born 1940), stage name of Richard Sarstedt, English singer

Fictional characters

Eden McCain, a character from the American television series, Heroes

Family name

Notable people with the family name Eden:

Eden baronets, two English baronetcy families
- William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland (1745–1814), British diplomat
- Anthony Eden (1897–1977), British prime minister during the Suez crisis
Barbara Eden (born 1931), American actress
Bobbi Eden (born 1980), Dutch adult movie actress
Charles Eden (disambiguation)
Clarissa Eden (1920–2021), wife of Anthony Eden
David Eden, producer of professional bass guitar sound amplification equipment
Denis Eden (1878–1949), English painter
Eleanor Eden (died 1851), society beauty
Emily Eden (1797–1869), English poet and novelist
Frederick Eden (disambiguation)
George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland (1784–1849), British politician
Harry Eden (born 1990), British actor
Harry Eden (rugby league) (1943–2006), Australian rugby league player
Jaap Eden (1873–1925), Dutch athlete
Jessie Eden (1902–1987), British trade union leader and activist
Joanna Eden, English jazz singer
Lacey Eden (born 2002), American ice hockey player
Mark Eden (1928–2021), English actor
Michael Eden (born 1961), Australian rugby league player
Mike Eden (baseball) (born 1949), former major league baseball player for the San Francisco Giants
Philip Eden (1951–2018), British meteorologist
Robert John Eden, 3rd Baron Auckland (1799–1870), Bishop of Bath and Wells
Roger Edens (1905–1970), Hollywood composer and arranger
Simone Eden (born 1970), American model and actress

References

^ "Eden - definition of Eden by The Free Dictionary". Thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 84. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
^ Campbell, Mike. "Eden". behindthename.com. Behind the Name. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

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