Eden or Eben?

[ElleW91]

Hello
We have a baby boy due soon and are torn between Eden and Eben. We love both but can't decide between the two! Could you help pick your fav of the two? 😀

What? Neither - don’t be crazy! Give the poor boy a chance in life

Eden pronounced like the footballer? Or ee-den. Eben is nicer but I've only known it as a Nn for Ebeneezer.

Eden

Is it Eh - ben or Ee-ben?

I think most people will assume Eden is a girl. I'm not keen on it for either a boy or a girl sorry.

There are so many more nicer names imo.

Neither. Eden isn't really a boys' name to me and Eben isn't a nice sound, it looks like a typo. Why do that to him?

I’ve always loved Eden (is a boys/unisex name pronounced like Aiden but with E). Prepare for everyone to spell it wrong.
Eban (like Evan with an v) is also lovely.
both great names IMO.

are you rugby fans ?

eben etzebeth is one of the best players in the world, instantly recognizable

Not a fan op but at the end of the day it’s your call.

E's are good. Of the 2, Eben but neither are to my taste. Ethan, Evan or Euan are better.

is a boys/unisex name pronounced like Aiden but with E)

Okay, but if you want him to be called Aiden, better to call him that unless he wants to spent his life saying: "No it's pronounced Aiden not Eden."

I agree, however a lot of people like their child’s name to be more unique.

for example Ayla/Isla.

If you child has to put an extra sentence with their name, please don't do it.

"Like XXXX but spelled YYYY"
"XXXX but with an E"
"It's Bob, but with a capital 6"

I like Eden, but for a girl

Never heard of Eban, but looks/sounds like a misspelling of Evan or Ebony. It just sounds like a nn. Like someone else said: Ebenezer. (E's are good, E's are good.....) 😆

OP just choose the name you like.
I have very very standard names for my kids - I asked on mumsnet and got insane replies.
Just do eenie meanie miney mo.

I have an Eben (short for Ebenezer). I love it (obviously) but there have been more pronunciation issues (saying Ee-ben rather than our preferred Eb-en) and misspellings (Eban) and misshearings (Evan, Ebony) than I imagined. I imagine some of the issues would be the same with Eden though and any name that's slightly less common. I would pick it again, although Eden is nice too.

Eben for Ebenezer... please don't set your child up to possibly being called/nicknamed scrooge.

That's a joke that will take form possibly in the future.... just call him Ben.

I've only known one Eben, he had parents from Mexico his name wasn't short for anything I wasn't keen on it. other kids kept calling him Ebay.

I know someone with an Eben.
She's forever putting snarky comments on FB about people pronouncing it incorrectly and it being Ee-ben not Eh-bun.
I like the name, it's quite strong and I like the literary connection.

Eden has a very different feel to me, maybe because it's a unisex name or maybe as it seems very religious to me. I think I prefer it for a girl.

Are these pronounced to rhyme with each other?
I am imagining Garden of Eden and Garden of Eben.
If I saw written down I would assume Eden was a girl and Eben was a boy.

Eben was on my list, but felt it would be a burdensome name, constantly explaining it. I went for Rowan instead.

A friend has an Eben,said as Ebben

Eden is already a word (and a name) with an established pronunciation. Trying to spell it like that but pronounce it differently is just setting your child up for difficulty unnecessarily.

If you want Aiden/Aidan go with that.

Eben is unusual in the UK, easy to spell, easy to say.

He’ll be retiring soon though.

Eben is unusual in the UK, easy to spell, easy to say.

... unless you decide it's not said that way, like PP's friend:

She's forever putting snarky comments on FB about people pronouncing it incorrectly and it being Ee-ben not Eh-bun.

Eden pronounced like the garden of Eden.
Eben pronounced Eb-ben.

Football and rugby fans! Eden Hazard and Eben Etzebeth both strong sports males who rock the name IMO.

We live in Wales so there are definitely a lot harder names to say/pronounce, so we are used to it here.