Eden (name) | Eden name
FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaEden(Hebrew:עֵדֶן),asagivennameismostoftengiveninreferencetotheBiblicalGardenofEden,meaningdelight;Itisgiventogirlsandboys.ThefirstrecordeduseisfromancientIsraelinthebookofGenesis.AsanEnglishgirlsname,italsooriginatedasadiminutiveformofthenameEdiththatwasinuseinYorkshireinthe1400s.Asaboysname,itmightbeavariantofthenameAidanorbederivedfromthesurnameEden,whichwasderivedfromtheOldEnglishwordelementsēad,meaningwealth,andhún,meaningbearcub.Theolderformofthenamewa...
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Eden (Hebrew: עֵדֶן), as a given name is most often given in reference to 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. As an English girls name, it also originated as a diminutive form of the name Edith that was in use in Yorkshire in the 1400s. As a boys 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 wealth, and hún, meaning bear cub. The older form of the name was Edon or Edun.[2]
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 n...