Eden (name)

Eden
A painting depicting The Garden of Eden
Pronunciation	/ˈiːdən/
Gender	Male & Female
Origin
Word/name	Hebrew[1]
Meaning	Tiara
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 both boys and girls. The first recorded use is from ancient Israel in the book of II Chronicles. It is also as a variant of the girl's name Edith and the boy's name Aidan.^[2] Notable people with the given name Eden:

• Eden ahbez, a performance name of American musician George Alexander Aberle
• Eden Brekke, a superintendent of Parks and Alderman of the 37th Ward, Chicago
• Eden Colvile, a Canadian historic figure
• Eden Espinosa, an American singer and stage actress
• Eden Harel, a MTV Europe vj during the 90's
• Eden Hazard, a Belgian football player
• Eden Kuriakose, an Indian film actress
• Eden McCain, a character from the American television series, Heroes
• Eden Natan-Zada, an IDF soldier that convicted mass murder incident
• Eden Phillpotts, a British novelist, poet and dramatist
• Eden Riegel, an American actress
• Eden Sher, an American television actor

Notable people with the family name Eden:

• Eden baronets, two English baronetcy families
• Sir Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, British Prime Minister 1955-57
• Barbara Eden, an American actress
• Bobbi Eden, a Dutch adult movie actress
• Charles Eden (disambiguation)
• Clarissa Eden, Countess of Avon, wife of Sir Anthony Eden
• David Eden, a producer of professional bass guitar sound amplification equipment
• Eleanor Eden, society beauty
• Emily Eden, novelist
• Frederick Eden (disambiguation)
• George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, a British politician
• Harry Eden, a British actor
• Harry Eden, Australian rugby league player
• Jaap Eden, a Dutch athlete
• Mark Eden, a British actor
• Michael Eden, an Australian rugby league player
• Mike Eden, former major league baseball player for the San Francisco Giants
• Robert John Eden, 3rd Baron Auckland, a Bishop of Bath and Wells
• Roger Edens, a Hollywood composer and arranger
• Simone Eden, an American model and actress
• William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, a British diplomat

References

1. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Eden
2. Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1, p.84.