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Eden...

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twentysixseven · 30/03/2009 01:56

Whats your take on Eden for a girl?

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JodieO · 30/03/2009 01:59

I like it.

Leannabanana · 30/03/2009 07:54

Eden - gorgeous. Edie for short

Phoenix · 30/03/2009 08:07

I love it but dh doesn't

twistedangel · 30/03/2009 08:17

i hava an eden and she's 3 today
we also call her edie

carolinecordery · 30/03/2009 08:19

Brilliant! Christian overtones though?

Leannabanana · 30/03/2009 08:25

happy birthday edie....

pandavark · 30/03/2009 10:28

straight away i thought of edie in the film on the waterfront, played by the divine eva marie saint. to me it suggests an image of holy perfection, seems like a name that would be hard to live up to

FairLadyRantALot · 30/03/2009 10:30

beautyful name!

cilitbang · 30/03/2009 10:32

Love it

helsbels4 · 30/03/2009 10:37

I'm glad you all like it so far because it's my dd's name . It was really unusual in my area four years ago when dd was born but I've heard of three or four others since then.

Stretch · 30/03/2009 10:39

I know an Eden, just turned 1. Lovely name!

scrambledhead · 30/03/2009 10:39

We know a boy called Eden and a girl called Edie...

ilovemydogandMrObama · 30/03/2009 10:39

My best friend at school was Eden.

mrswoolf · 30/03/2009 10:46

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HecAteTheEasterBunny · 30/03/2009 10:47

nope. Eden is better for a boy. imo.

bamboostalks · 30/03/2009 10:48

Eden is the next Jade imo, I do not like it.

kidcreoleandthehotcrossbuns · 30/03/2009 10:49

I love the name. In fact I wanted it as DS's middle name but DP didnt like it

LetThemEatCake · 30/03/2009 11:10

I like Eden for a boy or girl but I'm afraid I can't bear Edie

bluebump · 30/03/2009 11:12

I knew I boy called Eden once and he hated it and went by Eddie but I really like it, for a girl anyway.

notagrannyyet · 30/03/2009 11:34

The only Eden I know is a girl. Don't like it for a boy.

Funnybunnyyumyum · 30/03/2009 11:41

Sound a bit hippyish?

Nancy66 · 30/03/2009 11:53

No, sorry - agree with the person that said it's the next Jade.

CrushWithEyeliner · 30/03/2009 11:55

no, it's a bit of a silly name

ItsMargotBeauregarde · 30/03/2009 12:36

I think it's awful. Sounds like a nightclub.

Edie is lovely though, so at least it doesn't really matter, and Eden can be Edith when she grows up and realises her name is in telephone boxes all over the country.

Edith is the far classier choice.

onadietcokebreak · 30/03/2009 12:43

I know two Edens. Both are boys!