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 girl's name Edith and the boy's name Aidan.
Notable people with the given name Eden:
Eden ahbez (1908–1995), performance name of American musician George Alexander Aberle
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 football player
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
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
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
