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I think it could be any of the options you listed, plus people who just like modern and sweet sounding names - it feels a little androgynous, a little trendy, a little hippie, but it’s also got religious connotations and an oldy, charming feel of names like [name_f]Edith[/name_f] and [name_f]Enid[/name_f]. I don’t think it’s one I can quite put in one category
I agree I wouldn’t put it in one category
I wouldn’t really put it in any of those categories although I’m sure it’s been picked for all of those reasons. It’s trendy - vowel beginning like many other popular names, and the ending similar to other popular names.
To me it’s a place name, a very beautiful place. If you would use [name_u]Paris[/name_u], [name_u]London[/name_u], [name_f]Vienna[/name_f] or [name_u]Milan[/name_u], why not [name_u]Eden[/name_u]?
I first saw this name in a novel about the civil war. I thought it was lovely, but hard to say on a daily basis… [name_u]Eden[/name_u], [name_u]Eden[/name_u], [name_u]Eden[/name_u], [name_u]Eden[/name_u]…
I agree that it doesn’t necessarily fit into a category. My cousin named her daughter [name_u]Eden[/name_u] because she’s [name_m]Christian[/name_m] and loved that relationship between the name & the Bible, but I also know of an [name_u]Eden[/name_u] who was named that because her parents were really into gardening and a bit hippie-ish. Anyway, it’s lovely!
[name_u]Eden[/name_u] is a trendy name used by parents who want a current name that isn’t insanely popular. It doesn’t strike me as religious or spiritual, and doesn’t ring up as mythological either.
In my opinion, [name_u]Eden[/name_u] is a more spiritual name than a religious one, but I wouldn’t make the assumption that an [name_u]Eden[/name_u]'s parents were religious or spiritual or anything else, since it feels pretty trendy.
[name_u]Eden[/name_u] just feels like a modern, trendy name to me. Not religious, spiritual or nerdy.
I agree [name_u]Eden[/name_u] does not fit into one category. Could be for the religious ties, the old-lady style, the hippie/trendy side or purely the sound as to why someone was named that. I absolutely love [name_u]Eden[/name_u], wonderful name!
[name_u]Eden[/name_u] does feel quite [name_m]New[/name_m] Age to me on first glance - I would put it in the same category as unostentatiously spiritual names such as [name_u]True[/name_u], [name_f]Aura[/name_f], [name_u]Vesper[/name_u] and maybe [name_m]Bodhi[/name_m].
I do agree with the previous posts, though - [name_u]Eden[/name_u] belongs in many different categories and could appeal to people for different reasons. It would definitely be right at home in a traditional [name_m]Christian[/name_m] family as well. I knew such a family with children called [name_u]Haven[/name_u] and Harvest alongside Old Testament names, and I think [name_u]Eden[/name_u] would have perfectly matched their style. I wouldn’t be surprised if non-religious parents chose [name_u]Eden[/name_u] either, for the trendy sound and nickname [name_f]Edie[/name_f].
I don’t find [name_u]Eden[/name_u] has any specific connotation. I just find it a sweet, naturey, feminine name. I think it can fit in a few boxes, so I don’t assume any of them when I hear it. I just think it’s a gorgeous name!
For me its a new fresh name thats becoming increasingly popular (but not too popular.)
Thanks everyone for your input! Good points raised.
I mentioned the name to a friend and she surprised me by saying it’s totally a [name_m]Christian[/name_m] name because bible etc. it had never occurred to me and I see it more in a variety of categories, like many of you.
I think the -den ending makes it rather trendy right now though (could almost fit into the [name_u]Aiden[/name_u] group?), so that’s def something to consider.
I’ve noticed there are certain names that may strike others as totally [name_m]Christian[/name_m] that don’t have that connotation for me at all - I’ve had a similar discussion with somebody else about the name [name_f]Heaven[/name_f] [name_f]Hope[/name_f] (a spiritual person I met once).
To me [name_u]Eden[/name_u] is a modern and somewhat trendy name. I wouldn’t assume an [name_u]Eden[/name_u] came from a particularly religious family. To me it seems like quite a mainstream name. On a boy, [name_u]Eden[/name_u] reminds me of football (soccer for American readers) more than anything else, because of [name_u]Eden[/name_u] [name_m]Hazard[/name_m].
Interesting! I am not familiar with this person. What a cool name together with his last name!
I feel these are all possibilities! though I’ve never thought of it as a boy’s name…
It sounds modern to me. Probably unisex.
I love [name_u]Eden[/name_u]! To me, I think of the Garden of [name_u]Eden[/name_u], but I also think of footballer [name_u]Eden[/name_u] [name_m]Hazard[/name_m]. It’s very special to me because of my faith, but I don’t find it new-agey or mythological at all. I wouldn’t automatically assume a parent of an [name_u]Eden[/name_u] was religious, because she’s so beloved and mainstream.
So I guess what I’m getting at is that I wouldn’t be surprised to find that [name_u]Eden[/name_u] had religious parents, but I also wouldn’t be surprised to find out that [name_u]Eden[/name_u]'s parents [name_m]AREN[/name_m]'T religious. Does that make sense? I mean, I find it just about as religious as [name_m]David[/name_m], [name_m]Daniel[/name_m], [name_f]Sarah[/name_f], or [name_f]Bethany[/name_f]. [name_f]Do[/name_f] they have biblical origins? Sure. But can others outside the Judeo-[name_m]Christian[/name_m] perspective use them? Of course!
I would probably lump her in with names like [name_f]Zoe[/name_f], [name_f]Lily[/name_f], [name_f]Sadie[/name_f], [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], [name_f]Mae[/name_f], [name_f]Sophie[/name_f]/[name_f]Sofia[/name_f], [name_u]Riley[/name_u], [name_u]Avery[/name_u], [name_f]Grace[/name_f], and [name_u]Addison[/name_u]. So if those aren’t too religious for you, I don’t think [name_u]Eden[/name_u] is, either. 
Good luck!