Eden

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See also eden, and éden

English

Etymology

Hebrew עדן (eden), perhaps from Sumerian e-den "Steppe, garden".

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːdən

Proper noun

Eden

1. (biblical) A garden built by God as the home for Adam and Eve; sometimes identified as part of Mesopotamia
   • 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Genesis 2:8:

     And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

2. (by extension) A paradise on Earth; a state of innocence
3. Various place names
4. An English surname, probably derived from a place name.
   • 1896, H G Wells, The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham

     It was no good. I felt beyond all question that I was indeed Eden, not Elvesham. But Eden in Elvesham's body!

5. A female given name from the biblical place name; also a medieval diminutive of Old English compound names beginning with the element ēad (“riches”).
   • 1986 Barbara Vine ( =Ruth Rendell): A Dark-Adapted Eye: page 35:

     We call Edith Eden now because that is what she called herself before she could pronounce 'th'. It is rather a lovely name, I think. Edith sounds like someone's old aunt. I can't think why Mother and Father chose it.

Derived terms

• Edenic

Translations

A garden built by God as the home for Adam and Eve

• Arabic: جنات عدن (ar), عدن (ar)
• Finnish: Eeden (fi)
• French: Éden (fr) m
• Hungarian: Éden (hu), Édenkert (hu)

• Lithuanian: Èdenas (lt) m, Edeno sodas (lt) m
• Russian: Эдем (ru) (Edém) m
• Spanish: edén (es) m
• Tok Pisin: Iden (tpi)

A paradise on Earth; a state of innocence

• Finnish: paratiisi (fi), onnela (fi)
• Russian: Эдем (ru) (Edém) m

• Spanish: edén (es) m

Various place names

An English surname, probably derived from a placename

A female given name

Anagrams

• dene
• need