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Word name, English
"a place of safety"
Haven is a recently invented safe-harbor name that appeals to an increasing number of parents who don't want to voyage quite as far as Heaven. Haven Kimmel is the author of the bestselling memoir A…
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' side. There are now more than ten female…
Arabic
"safety"
Salman is an Arabic name dating back to Salman the Persian, one of Muhammad's companions. In this country it is strongly associated with Anglo-Indian novelist Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic…
A sleek Arabic name common in Bosnia and Herzegovina and also regularly used in the UK and Slovenia, Amna has an international sound and a pleasing simplicity. Derived from amina , it means "safety",…
Word name
"shelter, safety"
Peaceful names associated with safety, such as Harbor, Haven, Truce, and Cove, have been on the rise in the 2020s, and now, this unlikely option has joined the name-bank. Referring to a place or…
In tune with Harbor, Haven, Truce, Shepherd, and Shiloh, Refuge is a bold name choice relating to safety and protection from danger. While it is unlikely to catch on in the way other peaceful names…
The Maghrebi Arabic form of the name Amna, Emna is predominantly used in Tunisia, though it is also popular in France where it ranked in the Top 200 in a recent year. A transliteration of Amina, it…