Eden (name)
 A painting depicting The Garden of Eden | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈiːdən/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | unisex |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew[1] |
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
Notable people with the given name Eden:
Men[edit]
- 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 professional footballer
- Eden Natan-Zada (1986-2005), IDF soldier that carried out a mass murder incident
- Eden Paul, British physician and writer
- Eden Phillpotts (1862–1960), British novelist, poet, dramatist and artist
Women[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Eden McCain, a character from the American television series, Heroes
Family name[edit]
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
- 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[edit]
- ^ "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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