Eden
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Hebrew עֵדֶן (eden), perhaps from Sumerian 𒂔 (edin, “steppe, garden”).
Proper noun[edit]
Eden
- (biblical) A garden built by God as the home for Adam and Eve; sometimes identified as part of Mesopotamia.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 2:8::
- And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
- 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!
- 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”).
- 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.
- 1986 Barbara Vine (Ruth Rendell): A Dark-Adapted Eye: page 35:
- Any of various towns and other place names.
- A coastal town in New South Wales, Australia.
- A small unincorporated community in Graham County, Arizona.
- A city and town in Jerome County, Idaho.
- An unincorporated community in Peoria County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Hancock County, Indiana.
- A small unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Butler County, Kentucky.
- A census-designated place in Somerset County, Maryland.
- An unincorporated community in Dodge County, Minnesota.
- A village in Yazoo County, Mississippi.
- A town in Erie County, New York.
- A city in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
- A small town and village in Marshall County, South Dakota.
- A small city in Concho County, Texas.
- A census-designated place in Weber County, Utah.
- A town in Lamoille County, Vermont.
- An unincorporated community in Wahkiakum County, Washington.
- An unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Ohio County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia.
- A town and village in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
- A small town in Iowa County, Wisconsin.
- A census-designated place in Sweetwater County, Wyoming.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Eden Township.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
biblical garden
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female given name
Noun[edit]
Eden (countable and uncountable, plural Edens)
- (by extension, countable) A paradise on Earth.
- The first explorers saw America as an Eden.
- (by extension, uncountable) A state of innocence.
Translations[edit]
paradise on Earth
Etymology 2[edit]
- 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.[1]
- The river in Kent is back-formed from Edenbridge, from Old English Eadhelmsbrigge (“Eadhelm's bridge”).
Proper noun[edit]
Eden
- A river in Cumbria, England, which passes Carlisle and empties into the Solway Firth.
- A river in Kent, England, which flows into the Medway; the name is a back-formation of Edenbridge.
- A river in Fife council area, Scotland, which flows into the North Sea.
- Eden Water, a small river in the Scottish Borders council area, which flows into the River Tweed.
- Eden District, a local government district of Cumbria, England formed in 1974 and named after the Cumbrian river, with its headquarters in Penrith.
- A residential settlement in County Antrim, Ireland.
- Three townlands in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
- A townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ The Oxford Names Companion, Oxford University Press, Second edition 1998
Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch eden, from Latin Eden, from Biblical Hebrew עֵדֶן.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Eden n
Descendants[edit]
- → Indonesian: eden
Finnish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Eden
- Alternative spelling of Eeden
Declension[edit]
Inflection of Eden (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Eden | — | ||
genitive | Edenin | — | ||
partitive | Edeniä | — | ||
illative | Edeniin | — | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Eden | — | ||
accusative | nom. | Eden | — | |
gen. | Edenin | |||
genitive | Edenin | — | ||
partitive | Edeniä | — | ||
inessive | Edenissä | — | ||
elative | Edenistä | — | ||
illative | Edeniin | — | ||
adessive | Edenillä | — | ||
ablative | Edeniltä | — | ||
allative | Edenille | — | ||
essive | Edeninä | — | ||
translative | Edeniksi | — | ||
abessive | Edenittä | — | ||
instructive | — | — | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Anagrams[edit]
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Eden, from Hebrew עֵדֶן (ʿēḏen).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Eden n (proper noun, strong, genitive Edens)
Usage notes[edit]
- Much predominantly used in the phrase Garten Eden (“Garden of Eden”).
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
Eden
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Latin Eden.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Eden m inan
- (biblical) Eden (garden built by God as the home for Adam and Eve; sometimes identified as part of Mesopotamia)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Eden
Derived terms[edit]
noun
Related terms[edit]
adjective
Further reading[edit]
- Eden in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Eden in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Eden n (genitive Edens)
Anagrams[edit]
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish Edén, from Biblical Hebrew עֵדֶן (éden).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Edén (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇᜒᜈ᜔)
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