Haven

Harbor; a place of safety or refuge.

Haven is an English word name meaning a harbor or a place of safety. The harbor meaning gives that image a physical setting: a place to come in from the open water. It can feel reassuring without sounding elaborate or grand. The airy opening and soft final syllable give Haven an understated, contemporary feel. Its meaning may appeal if you like names that express a hope or a sense of belonging through an everyday word. Haven and Heaven are different words. Haven begins with the vowel in “day”; Heaven has the vowel in “bed” and means heaven or paradise. If it is the image of shelter that draws you in, Haven is the spelling that carries it.

Etymology: From the English word haven, which goes back to Old English hæfen, “harbor”.