What does Eden mean?

Eden means "delight, paradise; blessed bear cub"

How do we pronounce Eden?

Eden \e-den, ed-en\ is a female's name. It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Eden can also be used, though less often, as a short names for boy name. It is pronounced in English as IYDahN 1.

1 Pronunciation for Eden: IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Eden?

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Eden is of Hebrew origin. It is used mainly in English and Hebrew. In the Bible, the Garden of Eden was the paradise where Adam and Eve lived; the place name is itself of the Hebrew eden ('delight, paradise'), or else the Assyrian edinu ('plain, steppe') which is from the Sumerian 'edin'. The first name was adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century as a result of the biblical association. The biblical place name continues to be the usual source of inspiration for the adoption of the first name in modern times, although the first name could also be of Old English origin. Eden has 13 forms. Forms of the name include name Eaden origin, Eadin definition, short names for Edan, Ede name variations, Edena meaning of name, Edene meaning of name, Edenia name variations, nicknames for Edin, Edine name, what does the name Edon mean, meaning of Edona, short names for Edyn, and meaning of Edyne.

Eden's origin is Old English, and its use, English. Here, the meaning is 'blessed bear cub'. From ead 'wealth, blessed' ; hun 'young animal, bear cub, Hun, warrior'. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself from the medieval personal names Edun (Old English) or Edon (Old English). This was the usual source for English speakers adopting the first name before the 17th century, although usage had no doubt been encouraged by association with the biblical place name. See also the related form, the English, German, Hawaiian, Irish, and Scottish Edna definition. Eden is a popular baby girl name, and it can also be regarded as trendy. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1980s; prior to that, it was of only sporadic use. At the modest height of its usage in 2010, 0.088% of baby girls were named Eden. It had a ranking of #180 then. Within all girl names in its family, Eden was the most regularly used in 2010.

List of baby names that sound like Eden:

the Irish what does the name Eadan mean, the name Eaden pronounciation, the Irish short names for Eadaoin, the name name Eadwine, the name meaning of Edan, the Welsh nicknames for Eiddwen, the name Etienne definition, the name Eadaion pronounciation, the name Eadlen name variations, the name short names for Eadlenn, the name Eadlenne meaning and origin, the name what does the name Eadwina mean, the name meaning of Eadwyna, the Hawaiian what does the name Edena mean, the name Ethana meaning, the Scottish Idina meaning, the English Idony name variations, the German nicknames for Iduna, and the Spanish Idonia name popularity.

The baby name Eden fun facts:

The name Eden in reverse order is "Nede".

The numerological value of the name Eden is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Eden?

Eden is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.12%
20130.12%
20120.11%
20110.10%
20100.10%
20090.09%
20080.08%
20070.07%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames