# Eden

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈiːdən/ · frequency rank #9,325

## Definitions
1. A garden built by God as the home for Adam and Eve; sometimes identified as part of Mesopotamia.
2. An English surname, probably derived from a place name.
3. A female given name from Hebrew from the biblical place name; also a medieval diminutive of Old English compound names beginning with the element ēad (“riches”).
4. Any of various towns and other place names.
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## Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew עֵדֶן (ʿḗḏen), perhaps from Sumerian 𒂔 (edin, “steppe, garden”).

## Easily confused with
- **en** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eden-vs-en)
- **ee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eden-vs-ee)
- **eye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eden-vs-eye)
- **eve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eden-vs-eve)
- **EDT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eden-vs-edt)
- **eel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eden-vs-eel)
- **EDM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eden-vs-edm)
- **Edo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eden-vs-edo)
- **ere** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eden-vs-ere)
- **EEG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eden-vs-eeg)
- **een** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eden-vs-een)
- **ese** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eden-vs-ese)
- **exe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eden-vs-exe)
- **ele** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eden-vs-ele)
- **ewe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eden-vs-ewe)
- **EEA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eden-vs-eea)
- **eee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eden-vs-eee)
- **EEC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eden-vs-eec)
- **eon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eden-vs-eon)
- **eek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eden-vs-eek)

## Common misspellings (4)
`edden`, `edenn`, `edne`, `eedn`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/eden