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Eden en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈiːdən/

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew עֵדֶן (ʿḗḏen), perhaps from Sumerian 𒂔 (edin, “steppe, garden”).

Meanings

  1. (broadly, countable) A paradise on Earth.
    • The first explorers saw America as an Eden.
  2. (broadly, uncountable) A state of innocence.

Forms

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Translations (13)

hy Եդեմ (paradise on Earth) · es edén (paradise on Earth) · fi paratiisi (paradise on Earth) · ca edèn (paradise on Earth) · bg рай (paradise on Earth) · et eeden (paradise on Earth) · pl eden (paradise on Earth) · fi onnela (paradise on Earth) · fi Eeden (paradise on Earth) · et Eeden (paradise on Earth) · he גן עדן (paradise on Earth) · de Eden (paradise on Earth) · ru Эде́м (paradise on Earth)

Eden en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈiːdən/

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew עֵדֶן (ʿḗḏen), perhaps from Sumerian 𒂔 (edin, “steppe, garden”).

Meanings

  1. A garden built by God as the home for Adam and Eve; sometimes identified as part of Mesopotamia.
    • And the LORD God planted a garden Eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 2:8:
  2. An English surname, probably derived from a place name.
    • It was no good. I felt beyond all question that I was indeed Eden, not Elvesham. But Eden in Elvesham's body! 1896, H G Wells, The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham:
  3. A female given name from Hebrew from the biblical place name; also a medieval diminutive of Old English compound names beginning with the element ēad (“riches”).
    • 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. 1986 Barbara Vine (Ruth Rendell): A Dark-Adapted Eye: page 35
  4. Any of various towns and other place names. ▸ A coastal town in New South Wales, Australia.
  5. Any of various towns and other place names. ▸ A small unincorporated community in Graham County, Arizona.
  6. Any of various towns and other place names. ▸ A city and town in Jerome County, Idaho.
  7. Any of various towns and other place names. ▸ An unincorporated community in Peoria County, Illinois.
  8. Any of various towns and other place names. ▸ An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Illinois.
  9. Any of various towns and other place names. ▸ An unincorporated community in Hancock County, Indiana.
  10. Any of various towns and other place names. ▸ A small unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas.
  11. Any of various towns and other place names. ▸ An unincorporated community in Butler County, Kentucky.
  12. Any of various towns and other place names. ▸ A census-designated place in Somerset County, Maryland.
  13. Any of various towns and other place names. ▸ An unincorporated community in Dodge County, Minnesota.
  14. Any of various towns and other place names. ▸ A village in Yazoo County, Mississippi.
  15. Any of various towns and other place names. ▸ A town in Erie County, New York.
  16. Any of various towns and other place names. ▸ A city in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
  17. Any of various towns and other place names. ▸ A small town and village in Marshall County, South Dakota.
  18. Any of various towns and other place names. ▸ A small city in Concho County, Texas.
  19. Any of various towns and other place names. ▸ A census-designated place in Weber County, Utah.
  20. Any of various towns and other place names. ▸ A town in Lamoille County, Vermont.
  21. Any of various towns and other place names. ▸ An unincorporated community in Wahkiakum County, Washington.
  22. Any of various towns and other place names. ▸ An unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia.
  23. Any of various towns and other place names. ▸ An unincorporated community in Ohio County, West Virginia.
  24. Any of various towns and other place names. ▸ An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia.
  25. Any of various towns and other place names. ▸ A town and village in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
  26. Any of various towns and other place names. ▸ A small town in Iowa County, Wisconsin.
  27. Any of various towns and other place names. ▸ A census-designated place in Sweetwater County, Wyoming.
  28. Any of various towns and other place names. ▸ A number of townships in the United States, listed under Eden Township.

Deriveds

Eden-like · Austral Eden · Eden garden · Eden-Monaro · Edenic · Eden Prairie · Edenville · Edenton · Eden Park · Eden Creek

Translations (47)

ga Éidin (biblical garden) · hy Եդեմ (biblical garden) · yi עדן (biblical garden) · ar جَنَّاتِ عَدْن (biblical garden) · hi अदन (biblical garden) · fr Éden (biblical garden) · sv Eden (biblical garden) · et paradiisiaed (biblical garden) · nan-hbl 埃田 (biblical garden) · fi Eeden (biblical garden) · vi Ê-đen (biblical garden) · es edén (biblical garden) · it Eden (biblical garden) · pt Éden (biblical garden) · yue 伊甸 (biblical garden) · tr Aden (biblical garden) · cmn 伊甸 (biblical garden) · et Eedeni aed (biblical garden) · hu Éden (biblical garden) · sw Edeni (biblical garden) · ja エデン (biblical garden) · he גן עדן (biblical garden) · nl Eden (biblical garden) · ru Эде́м (biblical garden) · mt Għeden (biblical garden) · el Εδέμ (biblical garden) · eo Edeno (biblical garden) · lt Edeno sodas (biblical garden) · ota عدن (biblical garden) · hak 伊甸 (biblical garden) · pl Eden (biblical garden) · chr ᎢᏓᏂ (biblical garden) · grc Ἐδέμ (biblical garden) · hu Édenkert (biblical garden) · cmn 伊登 (English surname) · gl Edén (biblical garden) · ca Edèn (biblical garden) · chr ᎢᏗᏂ (biblical garden) · yi גן־עדן (biblical garden) · et eeden (biblical garden) · lt Èdenas (biblical garden) · ar عَدْن (biblical garden) · tpi Iden (biblical garden) · cdo 埃田 (biblical garden) · ru И́ден (English surname) · et Eeden (biblical garden) · ko 에덴 (biblical garden)

Eden en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈiːdən/

Etymology

* The river in Cumbria is from the Roman name, British Latin Ituna. The rivers in Scotland are also related to the root of this name. * The river in Kent is back-formed from Edenbridge, from Old English *Eadhelmesbrycg (“Eadhelm's bridge”) (attested as Eadelmesbregge c. 1100).

Meanings

  1. A river in Cumbria, England, which passes Carlisle and empties into the Solway Firth.
  2. A river in Kent, England, which flows into the Medway; the name is a back-formation of Edenbridge.
  3. A river in Fife council area, Scotland, which flows into the North Sea.
  4. A small river in the Scottish Borders council area, which flows into the River Tweed; in full, Eden Water.
  5. A former local government district in Cumbria, England, formed in 1974 and named after the Cumbrian river, with its headquarters in Penrith; abolished in 2023 and merged into Westmorland and Furness; in full, Eden District.
  6. A residential settlement in County Antrim, Ireland.
  7. Three townlands in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
  8. A townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

Deriveds

Castle Eden · Kirkandrews-on-Eden