Eden (name)
Eden (Hebrew: עֵדֶן), as a given name, has several derivations, from 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. Other variants of the name include the feminine name Edith and the masculine name Aidan.[2]
 A painting depicting The Garden of Eden | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪdən/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew[1] |
| Meaning | Delight |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Aiden, Aidan, Ed, Edward, Edwin, Eddie, Eddy, Edna Edan, Edin, Eadin, Edun, Edon, Edith, Edwina |
Given name
Notable people with the given name 'Eden:
- Eden Ahbez (1908–1995), performance name of American musician George Alexander Aberle
- Eden Alene (born 2000), Israeli singer
- Eden Bleazard (1855–1946), New Zealand artist
- 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 Espinosa (born 1978), American singer and stage actress
- Eden Harel (born 1976), MTV Europe VJ during the 1990s
- Eden Hazard (born 1991), Belgian and Real Madrid CF football player
- Eden Kane (born 1940), stage name of Richard Sarstedt, English singer
- Eden Kuriakose, Indian film actress
- Eden McCain, a character from the American television series, Heroes
- Eden Natan-Zada (1986-2005), IDF soldier that convicted mass murder incident
- Eden Paul,
- Eden Phillpotts (1862–1960), British novelist, poet and dramatist
- Eden Riegel (born 1981), American actress
- Eden Sher (born 1991), American television actress
- Eden Taylor-Draper (born 1997), English actress
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 (born 1920), wife of Anthony Eden
- David Eden, producer of professional bass guitar sound amplification equipment
- 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
- 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
- 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.
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