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Eden... boy or girl?

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LadyPug · 20/05/2018 09:56

Boy or girl name in your opinion?

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Frosty66612 · 20/05/2018 09:58

Could be either but i’d Lean more towards a boy’s name

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melodybirds · 20/05/2018 10:01

I knew a girl

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Pudding01 · 20/05/2018 10:02

Unisex. But to me it sounds more feminine Smile

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Paisley8880 · 20/05/2018 10:02

Girl

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AsAProfessionalFekko · 20/05/2018 10:03

Either - I know both (ee-din as a boy and eh-den for a girl). I think for girls it’s a Jewish name.

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Jammiebammie · 20/05/2018 10:04

I know 2 girls called Eden, I wouldn’t have considered it being a boys name tbh but I suppose it could be.

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guiltynetter · 20/05/2018 10:05

girl but i wouldn’t be surprised if it was a boy, i think it’s unisex

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HeyDolly · 20/05/2018 11:03

I’ve always considered it to be a girl’s name.

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LionAllMessy · 20/05/2018 11:04

I’ve always considered it to be a boy's name.

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RJnomore1 · 20/05/2018 11:07

The one I know is a girl

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catalinablue · 20/05/2018 11:14

It seems more like a girl's name to me, however I have known both a boy and girl Eden. They were pronounced differently though - as Ee-din for a girl versus Eh-den for a boy. The opposite of a pp, funnily enough. Grin

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BertrandRussell · 20/05/2018 11:16

Neither. Garden only.

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strawberrypenguin · 20/05/2018 11:17

Girl. It's not a name I'd choose though

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playftseforme · 20/05/2018 11:18

I know a boy and a girl. But the 'boy' is late 20s whereas the girl is 11, so I think of it now as more a girl's name

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BertrandRussell · 20/05/2018 11:22

432 girls and 141 boys last year.

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RosieCotton · 20/05/2018 11:54

My daughter is called Eden. For a boy its normally spelt Edan. Id say its definitely a girls name.

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Lokisglowstickofdestiny · 20/05/2018 11:58

I know 2 girls called Eden - pronounced ee-din. The only male with the name that I know of is the footballer also Eden but pronounced Eh-dan.

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Goosegrass · 20/05/2018 11:58

I know a girl and a boy both called Eden. Both under 3.

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BertrandRussell · 20/05/2018 12:01

"For a boy its normally spelt Edan."
Well, according to 16 sets of parents last year. As opposed to the 141 who spelt it Eden..

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sleepymouse · 20/05/2018 12:20

I've seen both but in my mind it's a girls name

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GummyGoddess · 20/05/2018 12:23

Boy. I assume that it will be morphed into another girls name at some point though.

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Tawdrylocalbrouhaha · 20/05/2018 12:24

Girl.

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DuchyDuke · 20/05/2018 12:30

I’ve only heard it as a muslim boy’s name.

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Zeelove · 20/05/2018 12:37

I think of it as a boys name

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Glowbug59 · 20/05/2018 12:39

Girl, but I know a boy Eden.

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