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I LOVE Tigris - but for a girl. Apparently Saint Patrick had a sister who became Saint Tigris.
In Sweden it's a common cat name, btw.
I don't know if it really would work for a human being, but I do really like it anyway.

Not odd, but certainly unoriginal. Geographical names are very trendy and like most trendy names they suggest that the parents aren't putting much thought into their choice.

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Why target the Garden of Eden? The Tigris is alive and well, and flowing through Iraq. I think most people would assume a link with that country, or with military personnel stationed there, and form their opinions accordingly.

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I knew a cat named Tigris once. One of its owners named it Tigre (she was French and it was striped) and her partner thought she was giving Tigris a French pronunciation, so the spelling and the sound didn't match. Doesn't matter for cats, of course.

It sounds very, very feminine to me, so I would say it would be quite odd to name a boy Tigris. A girl, maybe, but even that would be a bit odd, though maybe not in a bad way.

I think it would be pretty cool, as a middle name if nothing else.
I also think it makes a good cat name because it reminds me of tigers :P

Well, Tigris sounds like Tigress to me, so yes, it would be weird.