Eden (

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is most often given in reference to the Biblical

Garden of Eden In Abrahamic religions, the Garden of Eden (; ; ) or Garden of God ( and ), also called the Terrestrial Paradise, is the biblical paradise described in Genesis 2–3 and Ezekiel 28 and 31.. The location of Eden is described in the Book of Ge ...

, meaning '' delight''; It is given to boys and girls. The first recorded use is from ancient Israel in the book of Genesis. As a boy's name, it might be a variant of the name Aidan or be derived from the surname Eden, which was derived from the Old English word elements ''ēad'', meaning ''

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'', and ''hún'', meaning '' bear cub''. The older form of the name was Edon or Edun. As an English girl's name, it also originated as a

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form of the name

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that was in use in

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in the 1400s.

Usage

Eden has been among the top 1,000 names in use for newborn girls in the United States since 1986. its debut on the American popularity chart coincided with the introduction of the character Eden Capwell on the American soap opera '' Santa Barbara''. The name has continued to increase in usage and has been among the top 150 names for newborn American girls since 2016. It has been among the 1,000 most popular names for American newborn boys since 2008. It has been among the top 500 most popular names for girls in France since 1995 and for French boys since 2005. It was among the 20 most popular names for newborn French boys in 2022. In Belgium, it has been among the top 150 names for boys since 2012 and was among the top 25 names for boys between 2014 and 2021. It has also been among the too 500 names for both boys and girls in the United Kingdom since 1996 and has been among the top 100 names for British girls since 2020. The name has been among the 100 most popular names for girls in New Zealand since 1995. It has been among the top 500 names for boys in the Netherlands since 2014 and was among the top 500 names for Dutch girls between 2011 and 2016. In Israel, the name was among the top 100 names for newborn girls between 2014 and 2020.

Given name

Notable people with the given name Eden:

Men

* 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 Hazard Eden Michael Walter Hazard (born 7 January 1991) is a Belgian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Winger (association football), winger or attacking midfielder for Lille OSC, Lille, Chelsea F.C., Chelsea, Real ...

(born 1991), Belgian former professional footballer * Eden Natan-Zada (1986-2005), IDF soldier who carried out a mass murder incident *

Eden Paul Maurice Eden Paul (27 September 1865, in Sturminster Marshall – 1 December 1944) was a British socialist activist, physician, writer and translator.'Paul, Maurice Eden' in ''Who Was Who'' Early life Paul was the younger son of the publisher ...

, British physician and writer *

Eden Phillpotts Eden Phillpotts (4 November 1862 – 29 December 1960) was an English author, poet and dramatist. He was born in Mount Abu, India, was educated in Plymouth, Devon, and worked as an insurance officer for ten years before studying for the stage ...

(1862–1960), British novelist, poet, dramatist and artist

Women

Eden Alene Eden Alene (, ; ; born 7 May 2000) is an Israeli singer. Having won the seventh season of the singing competition ''Rising Star (Israeli TV series), HaKokhav HaBa'', she represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, Israel in the Euro ...

(born 2000), Israeli singer * Eden Bleazard (1855–1946), New Zealand artist *

Eden Espinosa Eden Erica Espinosa (born February 2, 1978) is an American actress and singer who is best known for her performances as Elphaba for the Broadway, Los Angeles, and San Francisco productions of the musical '' Wicked''. In 2022, she was nominated f ...

(born 1978), American singer and stage actress *

Eden Estrada Eden Estrada (born July 23, 1995), known professionally as Eden The Doll, is a Mexican-American model and social media influencer. She has over two million followers on TikTok and large followings on Instagram, YouTube, and OnlyFans. Estrada, w ...

, Mexican-American model and social media influencer *

Eden Golan Eden Golan (; ; born 5 October 2003) is an Israeli singer. Born in Israel, Golan moved with her family to Russia at age six; she began her career there by taking part in the Russian selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, and af ...

(born 2003), Israeli singer *

Eden Harel Eden Harel (; born Adva Harel, February 10, 1976) is an Israeli actress. She was an MTV Europe VJ during the 1990s. she hosts a TV show on Channel 14 Biography Early life Harel was born in Eilat. Growing up, she went to the boarding school ...

(born 1976), MTV Europe VJ during the 1990s * Eden Knight (2000–2023), forcibly detransitioned Saudi Arabian transgender woman who had been living in the United States prior to a coerced return to Saudi Arabia *

Eden Kuriakose Eden Kuriakosse is an Indian actress and model who appears in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam films. Personal life Eden was trained as a theater actress. She later pursued modelling and has won Miss Kerala, Miss Coimbatore titles and Miss South ...

, Indian film actress *

Eden Rainbow-Cooper Eden Rainbow-Cooper (born 17 May 2001) is an elite English Paralympic athlete from Portsmouth. Rainbow-Cooper is a T54 athlete who competes as a wheelchair racer. She was born with sacral agenesis. Rainbow-Cooper began wheelchair racing in ...

(born 2001), English wheelchair racer *

Eden Riegel Eden Sonja Jane Riegel (born January 1, 1981) is an American actress. She portrayed Bianca Montgomery in the daytime drama ''All My Children'', and propelled the character into a gay icon, as well as a popular figure within the medium. Nominat ...

(born 1981), American actress *

Eden Sher Eden Rebecca Sher (born December 26, 1991) is an American actress and comedian. The accolades she has received include a Critics' Choice Television Award, alongside a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. In television, Sher is best known for ...

(born 1991), American television actress *

Eden Taylor-Draper Eden Elenor Taylor-Draper (born 28 October 1997) is an English actress. She portrays Belle Dingle in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', a role she took over from Emily Mather in 2005. Career In 2005, at the age of eight, Taylor-Draper was cas ...

(born 1997), English actress * Eden Ben Zaken (born 1994), Israeli singer

Stage name

* Eden Ahbez (1908–1995), performance name of American musician George Alexander Aberle *

Eden Kane Richard Graham Sarstedt (born 29 March 1940),Some sources, including his own website, give 1942 as his birth year; but official sources give 1940. known by the stage name Eden Kane, is an English pop/rock singer, musician, record producer and ...

(born 1940), stage name of Richard Sarstedt, English singer

Fictional characters

* Eden McCain, a character from the American television series, '' Heroes''

Family name

Notable people with the family name Eden: *

Eden baronets The Eden Baronetcy, of West Auckland in the County of Durham, and the Eden Baronetcy, of Maryland in North America, are two titles in the Baronetage of England and Baronetage of Great Britain respectively that have been united under a single hold ...

, two English baronetcy families **

William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, Privy Council of Ireland, PC (Ire), Royal Society, FRS (3 April 174528 May 1814) was a British diplomat and politician who sat in the British House of Commons, House of Commons from 1774 to 1793. Early life A m ...

(1745–1814), British diplomat **

Anthony Eden Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon (12 June 1897 – 14 January 1977) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1955 until his resignation in 1957. Achi ...

(1897–1977), British prime minister during the Suez crisis *

Barbara Eden Barbara Eden (born Barbara Jean Morehead; August 23, 1931) is an American actress and singer, who starred as the title character in the sitcom ''I Dream of Jeannie'' (1965–1970). Her other roles included Roslyn Pierce opposite Elvis Presley in ...

(born 1931), American actress *

Bobbi Eden Bobbi Eden (born 4 January 1980personal biography Bobbi Eden, iafd.com, 2 January 2011.) is a Dutch pornographic actress and international magazine model. She was the runner-up for the Dutch '' Penthouse'' Pet of the Year. She had also modeled for ...

(born 1980), Dutch adult movie actress * Charles Eden (disambiguation) *

Clarissa Eden Anne Clarissa Eden, Countess of Avon (; 28 June 1920 – 15 November 2021) was an English memoirist and the second wife of Anthony Eden, who served as British prime minister from 1955 to 1957. She married Eden in 1952, becoming Lady Eden in 195 ...

(1920–2021), wife of Anthony Eden * David Eden, producer of professional bass guitar sound amplification equipment * Denis Eden (1878–1949), English painter *

Eleanor Eden Eleanor Agnes Hobart, Countess of Buckinghamshire (''née'' Eden; 1777 – October 1851) was the eldest child of Lord Auckland. As a young woman, she was rumoured to have been engaged to William Pitt the Younger, the Prime Minister, but he disa ...

(died 1851), society beauty *

Emily Eden Emily Eden (3 March 1797 – 5 August 1869) was an English poet and novelist who gave witty accounts of life in the 19th century. She wrote a celebrated account of her travels in India, and two novels that sold well. She was also an accomplishe ...

(1797–1869), English poet and novelist * Frederick Eden (disambiguation) *

George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, (25 August 1784 – 1 January 1849) was an English people, English Whig (British political faction), Whig politician and colonial administrator. He was thrice First Lord of the Admiralty and also served a ...

(1784–1849), British politician * Harry Eden (born 1990), British actor * Harry Eden (rugby league) (1943–2006), Australian rugby league player *

Jaap Eden Jacobus Johannes "Jaap" Eden (19 October 1873 – 2 February 1925) was a Dutch athlete. He is the only male athlete to win world championships in both speed skating and bicycle racing. Early life Jaap Eden was born in Groningen to Johannes Ede ...

(1873–1925), Dutch athlete * Jessie Eden (1902–1987), British trade union leader and activist * Joanna Eden, English jazz singer * Lacey Eden (born 2002), American ice hockey player * Mark Eden (1928–2021), English actor * Michael Eden (born 1961), Australian rugby league player *

Mike Eden (baseball) Edward Michael Eden (born May 22, 1949) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) infielder who played for the Atlanta Braves in and the Chicago White Sox in . Amateur career Eden has the distinction of being the only major leaguer bor ...

(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 Roger Edens (November 9, 1905 – July 13, 1970) was a Hollywood composer, arranger and associate producer, and is considered one of the major creative figures in Arthur Freed's musical film production unit at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during the "gold ...

(1905–1970), Hollywood composer and arranger * Simone Eden (born 1970), American model and actress

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