Thoughts on Eden??

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Was thinking about Eden for our DD. Any thoughts or other suggestions??

I like, it never seems to be super popular on MN, not that that matters particularly. Its difficult to think of names in the same vein,

It's a boys name? Nice but still a boy name that people have decided is trendy to give a girl.

You don't hear of boys being called Evelyn or Molly, so it seems odd that people give boys names to girls.

I quite like it. A little different, but not too out there.
Lovely girl's name.

I love it. It's a beautiful name.

Surely it's not a name set to one sex? It's not comparable to Evelyn, as that's after Eve, a female character. The Garden of Eden is a place - not a person with a sex?

I'm not particularly keen as it's a bit hippy for me, but it's not awful. I wouldn't like to be called Eden as an adult. I'd assume a child called Eden was from a very religious family

@legalseagull

Surely it's not a name set to one sex? It's not comparable to Evelyn, as that's after Eve, a female character. The Garden of Eden is a place - not a person with a sex?

I'm not particularly keen as it's a bit hippy for me, but it's not awful. I wouldn't like to be called Eden as an adult. I'd assume a child called Eden was from a very religious family

Evelyn was a boys name

It's a chain of bookmakers down here. Seems downmarket.

I have a boy Eden, never had a bad opinion on it unlike DS1's name which is very marmite.

Saw it in an article and fell in love with it. But I've only ever seen it as a boys name. DH's Irish side of the family liked it as Aidan is a derivative.

He's only 10 months but he usually goes by Eddie as a nn given to him by his older brother.

Given that we had a prime minister called Eden, you could call her Cameron or Blair, or even Heath.

Eden will be Ede. Don't like it.

Erm... Evelyn waugh?

I like it and have heard for boys and girls. Alternatives I think are along similar lines:
Edith
Edie
Elysia/ Elyse
Eliora
Elara
Eva/ Evie/ Ava
Everly
Esther

I've always loved it and assumed it was a girls name! A little different, without being really out there. Its on my list too.

I don't like it, it's a bit like calling your child Paradise. I mean obviously you'll think they're perfection but

Only Eden I know is a woman well into her 40s so I definitely don't think it is a boys name.

I like it, different but not unheard of.

Really like it!

Similar names for me that arent similar sounding are nature style names eg. Bird names like Wren, robyn, Trees like hazel, willow, floral names a or more general like raine, April.

Love it whether for a boy or girl!

I've never heard if a boy Eden. It's nice for a girl.

Ah no, it has to be Brandy! Search a similar thread for the Brandy v Eden name debate.

I like it.

Love it. I don't have DC so I have to wait for more pets that I can give my favourite names to - I'm still waiting to get an Eden, Willow, Florence and Morgan!

It's a unisex name imo, named as others have said for the garden of Eden so not attached to a specific gender

Only like it for a boy unfortunately.

My dd is eden.
Only ever had compliments on her name.

Not keen.

@saltycat

Ah no, it has to be Brandy! Search a similar thread for the Brandy v Eden name debate.

I like it.

That's because OP started both ...

I really like it for a girl. It sounds feminine to me and I've never heard of it for a boy.