Eden

name

Etymology: * The river in Cumbria is from the Roman name, British Latin Ituna. The rivers in Scotland are also related to the root of this name. * The river in Kent is back-formed from Edenbridge, from Old English *Eadhelmesbrycg (“Eadhelm's bridge”) (attested as Eadelmesbregge c. 1100).

1. A river in Cumbria, England, which passes Carlisle and empties into the Solway Firth.
2. A river in Kent, England, which flows into the Medway; the name is a back-formation of Edenbridge.
3. A river in Fife council area, Scotland, which flows into the North Sea.
4. A small river in the Scottish Borders council area, which flows into the River Tweed; in full, Eden Water.
5. A former local government district in Cumbria, England, formed in 1974 and named after the Cumbrian river, with its headquarters in Penrith; abolished in 2023 and merged into Westmorland and Furness; in full, Eden District.
6. A residential settlement in County Antrim, Ireland.
7. Three townlands in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
8. A townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

noun

1. Alternative letter-case form of Eden (“a paradise”).

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