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 [ 2 syll. e-den, ed-en ] The boy name Eden is also used as a girl name, with the latter form being somewhat more common. Its pronunciation is IYDahN KEY. 1: Eden is used predominantly in the English language and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Biblical name derived from the elements 'eden' meaning delight, paradise ; 'edinu' meaning plain, steppe ; 'edin' meaning plain, steppe. The generic name has been used in the Old Testament of the Bible. See Eden for more info. 2: Eden's language of origin is Old English. Here, it means blessed bear cub. Derived from the elements 'ead' meaning wealth, blessed ; 'hun' meaning young animal, bear cub, Hun, warrior. It represents the transferred use of the surname as a given name. See Eden for more info. Eden is somewhat popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been growing since the 2000s; before that, it was of very light use only. Its usage peaked modestly in 2008 with 0.011% of baby boys being given the name Eden. Its ranking then was #896. Among all boy names in its group, Eden was the most widely used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Eden include Edan (Irish, Scottish, and English), Eaton (English), Edom (English), and Ethan (English and Hebrew). A famous person named Eden is Author, Eden Phillpotts, born 4 November 1862 - 29 December 1960, India. 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)"   |
