Eden for a boy.

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I know both a girl and a boy with this name, and I think it's great on both of them, and it reminds me of James Dean in East of Eden. In context, I think it really suits guys, however, I know on paper it seems quite feminine, which is why I wanted to canvas opinions. What do you think?

Lovely name. There are 3 Edens (all boys) in DDs reception class.

friend's ds is Edan.

Bit like Edam though now i see it written down.

like it all the same

I prefer it as a girls' name, not keen on it for a boy, sorry.

not keen for a boy, but ok for a girl.

Never, ever seen it as a boys name,

its really girly!

But the thing is, when you meet a guy who's actually called Eden, it seems to make perfect sense. It's weird. I would have said the same if I hadn't met one in real life.

Sounds masculine to me, so I think it is fine for a boy.

I really love this name but I have always thought of it as a girl's name, sorry.

Like. Unisex imo

I was expecting most people to say it's a girl's name, so it's nice to get positive responses! It's up there with Atticus at the moment as my top name. I was thinking Stanley would go really well with it (can't resist the Tennessee Williams reference). I'm also considering Arthur Edmund and Somerset as additional MNs (you cannot fight me on length - I will win).

I went to Uni with a lovely male Eden - I thought the name was great but he said he always felt that it was girly and he was generally known as Eddie.

I knew a little girl called Eden, really cute. Got called eedie a lot.

Could imagine it as a boys name to be honest!

Edon instead of Eden perhaps?

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mrspear - No thanks. I hate to see good names being changed for no point at all. I like the original spelling better, anyway.

No, far too girly.

I like it. Has always been a boys name to me.

The only Edens I've ever known - my BIL's half-brother an an ex-bf of DD's - are both male and I'd never thought of it as a girl's name at all until I read an MN baby name thread.

I've met a couple both her were little girls and my first reaction was no, its a girl's name. It is growing on me though.

Letloverule 3! I bet their parents are pretty annoyed. They probably thought they were giving their DS a cool and unusual name.

What's wrong with James if you want to be reminded of James Dean?!

I don't normally mind unisex names, but Eden is horrendously effeminate to my ears. Which is ironic given that the only Eden I know is a little thug rascal!

Sounds girly to me.

Eden sounds masculine to me, perhaps because I've only ever met a male Eden.

Eden Stanley sounds great.

Eden is my ds2's middle name, I wanted it as his first name but DH veto'ed it and said no.

LOL @ seeker.

I much prefer Arthur and Stanley, myself. Don't know anyone called Eden but know an Evan (boy) and Arden (girl) if that's any help.