Eden

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 Quotations

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[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːdən

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Singular Eden

Plural -

Eden

1. (Biblical) A garden built by God as the home for Adam and Eve; sometimes identified as part of Mesopotamia
2. (by extension) A paradise on Earth; a state of innocence
3. Various place names
4. An English surname, probably derived from a placename.
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’”).

[edit] Derived terms

• Edenic

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• 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.

• 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.