Eden.
A garden built by God as the home for Adam and Eve; sometimes identified as part of Mesopotamia.
Meaning & usage
A garden built by God as the home for Adam and Eve; sometimes identified as part of Mesopotamia.
An English surname, probably derived from a place name.
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”).
Any of various towns and other place names. A coastal town in New South Wales, Australia.
Any of various towns and other place names. A small unincorporated community in Graham County, Arizona.
Any of various towns and other place names. A city and town in Jerome County, Idaho.
Any of various towns and other place names. An unincorporated community in Peoria County, Illinois.
Any of various towns and other place names. An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Illinois.
Any of various towns and other place names. An unincorporated community in Hancock County, Indiana.
Any of various towns and other place names. A small unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas.
Any of various towns and other place names. An unincorporated community in Butler County, Kentucky.
Any of various towns and other place names. A census-designated place in Somerset County, Maryland.
Any of various towns and other place names. An unincorporated community in Dodge County, Minnesota.
Any of various towns and other place names. A village in Yazoo County, Mississippi.
Any of various towns and other place names. A town in Erie County, New York.
Any of various towns and other place names. A city in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
Any of various towns and other place names. A small town and village in Marshall County, South Dakota.
Any of various towns and other place names. A small city in Concho County, Texas.
Any of various towns and other place names. A census-designated place in Weber County, Utah.
Any of various towns and other place names. A town in Lamoille County, Vermont.
Any of various towns and other place names. An unincorporated community in Wahkiakum County, Washington.
Any of various towns and other place names. An unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia.
Any of various towns and other place names. An unincorporated community in Ohio County, West Virginia.
Any of various towns and other place names. An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia.
Any of various towns and other place names. A town and village in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
Any of various towns and other place names. A small town in Iowa County, Wisconsin.
Any of various towns and other place names. A census-designated place in Sweetwater County, Wyoming.
Any of various towns and other place names. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Eden Township.
Where this word comes from
From Biblical Hebrew עֵדֶן (ʿḗḏen), perhaps from Sumerian 𒂔 (edin, “steppe, garden”).
A paradise on Earth.
The first explorers saw America as an Eden.
A state of innocence.
Where this word comes from
From Biblical Hebrew עֵדֶן (ʿḗḏen), perhaps from Sumerian 𒂔 (edin, “steppe, garden”).
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.
A small river in the Scottish Borders council area, which flows into the River Tweed; in full, Eden Water.
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.
A residential settlement in County Antrim, Ireland.
Three townlands in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
A townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
Where this word comes from
* 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).
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