| The girl name Eden [ 2 syll. e-den, ed-en ] is pronounced as IYDahN KEY. Eden is primarily used in English and its language of origin is Hebrew. Biblical name developed from the words 'eden' delight, paradise ; 'edinu' plain, steppe ; 'edin' plain, steppe ; 'ead' wealth ; 'hun' young animal, bear cub, Hun. The given name is derived from the Garden of Eden, the paradise where Adam and Eve lived; which is itself of the Hebrew 'eden', or the Assyrian 'edinu' which is from the Sumerian 'edin'. Alternatively, the name could be of the Old English elements 'ead' and 'hun', from the old forms Edun or Edon. The given name was adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century as a result of the biblical association. Eden is popular as a baby girl name, and it is also perceived as trendy. The name has been growing in popularity since the 1980s; prior to that, it was of sporadic use only. Its usage peaked modestly in 2007 with 0.064% of baby girls being named Eden. It was #257 in rank then. Among all girl names in its family, Eden was the most regularly used in 2007. Baby names that sound like Eden include the Irish Eadan, the Irish Éadaoin, and the Irish and Scottish Eithne. KEY: Pronunciation for Eden: IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"
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