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Eden or Etienne for a boy??

64 replies

BigMomma3 · 03/02/2010 19:28

Too pretentious, too girly??

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momofnearly2 · 05/02/2010 19:52

I know 2 male Eden's. 1 is in his 30's and 1 is 3yrs old. I think of it as a boy's name. If you like it then use it although I do prefer Eben!

Paolosgirl · 05/02/2010 13:56

Fabian is of Latin origin though - it's Fabien that's French.

KnottyLocks · 05/02/2010 13:54

Elias?

keresley · 05/02/2010 13:51

In was going to call my ds Etienne - I really love it. We settled on Fabian in the end (and no I'm not French).

joanne34 · 05/02/2010 13:51

Elliot is lovely too.... I like Elliot for a girl too... like on Scrubs.

Paolosgirl · 05/02/2010 13:44

Eden is a girly name, and Etienne is poncetastic, unless you happen to be french or of french descent.

Wolfblass · 05/02/2010 13:43

Emerson
Elijah
Emmanuel (but again to french if not french)
Euan
Elwood

WrigglyGiggly · 05/02/2010 13:40

I'm quite surprised by all these female Edens. I've only ever met male ones. In my mind it is in the same boat as all the other '...den' names: Hayden, Jayden etc.

I know an English Etienne. Doesn't raise eyebrows for me.

But personally if I was looking for an E name I would probably choose Elliot.

joanne34 · 05/02/2010 13:21

Etienne is one of our favs, for DS2, although his dad is half french and has double barrelled french surname... I think it's a lovely name.

Eden to me sounds like a girls name....

MrsDimples · 04/02/2010 22:41

I know a male Eden & who cares if Etienne sounds pretentious, if you like it.

mixedmamameansbusiness · 04/02/2010 15:21

Etienne is beautiful. I dont really like Eden.

Adair · 04/02/2010 08:41

My second(?) cousin is Eden. He's about 9 I think. Lovely name.
Love Emil but our surname sounds French and we are not, so dh vetoed any too-French names

Etienne looks like a girl's name to me because of the nne at the end.

But my ds will likely be a boy Sky in a class of girl Skyes so who am I to judge? (and no, I don't care if that makes him gay

ilovesprouts · 04/02/2010 08:34

eden imo is a girls name !!

MaggieTaSeFuar · 04/02/2010 08:30

Eben could be short for Esteban. Sorry if that's already been said. That could work. Eden very girly imo.

Etienne is nice but I would feel silly using it. Are you French, half French, flying over France on your way to Germany, something like that!!

butadream · 04/02/2010 08:19

I like Emil too after reading Emil and the Detectives

Bucharest · 04/02/2010 08:17

I know one Eden (Eden-Dawn actually )

I knew a Jewish British Etienne once. He was cool, but this was 25 years ago when it wasn't naff to be "unique" and that sort of thing.

Why does it have to begin with an E??? I can't think of a single name I like which begins with E.

boodleboot · 04/02/2010 08:13

NO NO NO NO

RedbinDippers · 03/02/2010 23:25

Odin

RustyBear · 03/02/2010 23:25

I know two Edens, both male, one is almost 30, the other 21.

TellMeWhatToDo · 03/02/2010 23:24

Ah, don't you just love Mumsnet?

Where else, tell me, where else...

I think I'd rather like to call my baby Pontius. Or maybe Nirvana. What do you think? DH and I are having suuuuuch a dilemma over it.

Dilemma.... now there's a nice name.

sleepsforwimps · 03/02/2010 23:19

Eben/Eban

Lionstar · 03/02/2010 20:55

I like Eden for a boy, doesn't seem a girls name to me.

Etienne is nice too

mrschigur · 03/02/2010 20:52

I know a man Eden and a cute baby boy Eden.

It works. Strong name.

thisisyesterday · 03/02/2010 20:10

Etienne is a fabulous name!
I love love love it, but can't use due to surname

bellissima · 03/02/2010 20:10

Emile