Eden ( name ) - wikipedia Eden ( name ) Eden A painting depicting The Garden of Eden Pronunciation / ˈeɪdən / Gender Male & Female Origin Word / name Hebrew Meaning Delight 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 feminine name Edith and the masculine name Aidan. Given name Notable people with the given name Eden : Eden Ahbez ( 1908 -- 1995 ), performance name of American musician George Alexander Aberle Eden Bleazard ( 1855 -- 1946 ), New Zealand artist Eden Brekke ( 1893 -- 1978 ), superintendent of Parks and Alderman of the 37th Ward, Chicago Eden Colvile ( 1819 -- 1893 ), Canadian historic figure Eden Espinosa ( born 1978 ), American singer and stage actress Eden Harel ( born 1976 ), MTV Europe VJ during the 1990s Eden Hazard ( born 1991 ), Belgian and Chelsea FC football player Eden Kane ( born 1940 ), stage name of Richard Sarstedt, English singer Eden Kuriakose, Indian film actress Eden McCain, a character from the American television series, Heroes Eden Natan - Zada ( 1986 -- 2005 ), IDF soldier that convicted mass murder incident Eden Phillpotts ( 1862 -- 1960 ), British novelist, poet and dramatist Eden Riegel ( born 1981 ), American actress Eden Sher ( born 1991 ), American television actor Family name Notable people with the family name Eden : Eden baronets, two English baronetcy families William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland ( 1745 -- 1814 ), British diplomat Anthony Eden ( 1897 -- 1977 ), British prime minister during the Suez crisis Barbara Eden ( born 1931 ), American actress Bobbi Eden ( born 1980 ), Dutch adult movie actress Charles Eden ( disambiguation ) Clarissa Eden ( born 1920 ), wife of Anthony Eden David Eden, producer of professional bass guitar sound amplification equipment Eleanor Eden ( died 1851 ), society beauty Emily Eden ( 1797 -- 1869 ), English poet and novelist Frederick Eden ( disambiguation ) George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland ( 1784 -- 1849 ), British politician Harry Eden ( born 1990 ), British actor Harry Eden ( rugby league ) ( 1943 -- 2006 ), Australian rugby league player Jaap Eden ( 1873 -- 1925 ), Dutch athlete Joanna Eden, English jazz singer Mark Eden ( born 1928 ), British actor Michael Eden ( born 1961 ), Australian rugby league player Mike Eden ( baseball ) ( 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 ( 1905 -- 1970 ), Hollywood composer and arranger Simone Eden ( born 1970 ), American model and actress References Jump up ^ http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Eden Jump up ^ Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, ISBN 978 - 0 - 19 - 861060 - 1, p. 84. Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eden_(name)&oldid=837692693 '' Categories : Given names Surnames Hidden categories : Articles with short description All set index articles Talk About Wikipedia Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 22 April 2018, at 12 : 00. About Wikipedia

Question: what does the name eden mean for a girl
Answer: delight