HAVEN  

Gender: M
Origin: Word name

Like Harbor, one of the new generation of word names with appealing meanings, though (female) memoirist Haven Kimmel has tipped it decidedly toward the girls' court.

Variations:
Hogan, Havin, Hagan, Hagen

Haven is being discussed in our message boards:

• People named after something else
• Middle name suggestions, PLEASE :)
• Names for my Baby Girl
• alphabetical elimination
• Need help naming our daughter!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Haven:

• WORD NAMES FOR BABIES: What's in a word?
• UNUSUAL BABY NAMES: What's Good and Bad
• MIDDLE NAMES: THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX
• NEWEST BABY NAMES: Clara Is This Year's Claire
• BABY NAME TRENDS: View from the Peak