EDEN  

Gender: F
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: "place of pleasure, delight"

Popularity in 2008: #232

Attractive, serene paradise-equivalent of the more-popular Nevaeh (yes, that's heaven spelled backwards) got a real bump is visibilty when 'Desperate Housewives' Marcia Cross used it for one of her twin girls.

Variations:
Edenia, Eadin, Eaden, Edin, Edena, Ede, Edene, Edyn

People who like Eden also like:

Adeline, Amelia, Anna, Clementine, Evie, Grace, Hazel, Ivy, Maeve, Ruby

Eden is being discussed in our message boards:

• Elimination - girl's combos
• Elimination: couples (romantic, not sibling)
• First daughter: Lots of ideas-- what do you think?
• Back to the drawing board, Sophie???
• Top 100 from New Zealand

Read Nameberry blog posts about Eden:

• SOAP OPERA NAMES
• NAMEBERRY FAVES: The names nameberryites love most
• THE SOFTER SIDE OF BOYS' NAMES
• MIXED-MARRIAGE NAMES
• CELEBRITY BABY NAMES: Brooklyn yes, Bronx no