Haven
Haven is a baby name of English origin, meaning A safe refuge.
What Haven means
A safe refuge.
Haven sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Haven comes from
English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.
Haven is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Haven?
Haven is not in the current top 100 baby names we track. In practice that means a child called Haven is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Haven
Two ideas meet in Haven: Peace and Hope. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Haven
These share Haven's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Solace — Comfort in sorrow.
- Promise — A solemn vow.
- Winter — The cold, still season.
- Hope — Optimism; trust in the future.
- Lily — The lily flower — purity and beauty.
- Dove — The bird of peace.
- Faith — Complete trust and devotion.
- Future — The time yet to come.
- Journey — A life's voyage.
- Patience — Calm endurance.
- Wilfred — One who wishes for peace.
- Halcyon — Kingfisher; tranquil.
More English names
- Harvey — Battle-worthy and strong.
- Hawthorn — The flowering hawthorn tree.
- Hart — A strong stag.
- Hayden — From the hedged valley.
- Harrison — Son of Harry.
- Hazel — The hazelnut tree.
- Hadley — Field of heather.
- Heath — The open moorland.
- Grayson — Son of the steward.
- Heather — The flowering heath shrub.