Eden or Tallula?

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After my partner shunning all 50 names on my list (except Tallula) and after me cringing at his few offerings (except Eden) we are now down to these 2 names.I love them both. Just don't know which way to go. So here I am.......

Both the Edens I know are boys - they are 28 & 19 - when did it become a girl's name, or is it unisex?

Eden

It is more commonly a boy's name, but sometimes people use it for a girl.

I think it's pronounced Ee- den for a girl and Eh-den fo a boy. It's def' unisex though which could be handy if they got the scan wrong...Eden George...yes quite like that

Well, both the Edens I know (my sister's BIL & DD's ex-bf)pronounce it like the paradise.

Surely Eh-den is actually Aiden?

we pronounce it 'EeDen' For Ds2's middle name

Eden - Tallulah reminds me of the chicken thing on Maisy

i love tallulah but the song always pops into my head - "my name is tallulah my first rule ofthumb" (i love that film) but i seriously do like it, also like lula. Also i dont think anyway younger than 30 would think of bugsy malone.

Tallulah.

I love them both.

TBH I don't think it matters how you spell it, from my experience people can never spell it anyway! lol!

Eden pronounced Eh-den for a boy is actually an ancient Celtic name Aiden!

Origin and Meaning of the Name Eden

Gender:Both

Origin:Hebrew

Meaning:Delight

PronunciationEH dehn); (EE den)

Biblical, Canadian, American, English, Hebrew

Origin and Meaning of the Name Tallulah

Gender:Girl

Origin:Gaelic

Meaning:Abundance, lady, princess

Pronunciationtah LOO lah)

AND THEN.....
The girl's name Tallulah \t(a)-llu-lah\ is of choctaw origin, and its meaning is "leaping water". Also possibly derived from a Gaelic name meaning "fruitful woman".

I like the name Eden. It used to be very unusual but is gaining in popularity.

I like Talulla as well.

I find it really scary that people make such strong class judgements about names. I hate the class system anyway, but to hear someone describing a baby's name as 'chavvy' is really sad.

The reality is that if you met someone with an incredibly posh accent and private school education with that name it would be judged as acceptable. Sometimes the 'chav' thing reminds me of the propaganda that Hitler put out about Jews - go to the Imperial War Museum and look at the Holocaust exhibition.

A bit strong maybe, but the working class are being de-humanised. It wouldn't be acceptable to do the same on race or any other basis.

Tallula. gorgeous

I loved the name Tallulah but then heard about the case in New Zealand where a 13 year old girl took her parents to court to have her name legally changed as they had named her Tallulah Does The Hula In Hawaii.
I kid you not.
Daughter won.
Not to sure about Eden though. Sounds a lot like Eatin'.

Eden .

Tallulah - no offence, but I think of the hussy in Bugsy Malone.