Eden (name)
| Eden | |
|---|---|
 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 |
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. It is also as a variant of the feminine name Edith and the masculine name Aidan.[2]
Given name
Notable people with the given name Eden:
- Eden Ahbez (1908–1995), performance name of American musician George Alexander Aberle
- 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
- 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 Chelsea FC 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 Phillpotts (1862–1960), British novelist, poet and dramatist
- Eden Riegel (born 1981), American actress
- Eden Sher (born 1991), American television 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 (born 1928), British 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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