stm4him Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 What do you think of the name Haven? Here are some of the choices that would go with it: Haven Rosalie Haven Lily Haven Annalee Haven Annelise Haven Hope Haven Serenity I also really like Hope but I'm having a hard time finding a middle name. Annalee and Annelise might work...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stm4him Posted December 9, 2012 Author Share Posted December 9, 2012 I forgot to say Haven Hosanna is another choice. This baby is due at Easter and her sisters names are Faith, Liberty, Felicity, and Jubilee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Not a fan, sorry. Haven is a werelion in the Anita Blake Vampire Executioner series by Laurell K Hamilton. He's nuts. Also has blue hair, a Cookie Monster tatt, and she nics him Cookie Monster...before she ends up shooting him for trying to kill Nathaniel. It's also a town that bizarre things happen in, by the show of the same name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Me neither. I live in Connecticut, and New Haven is a crime-ridden city, East Haven's mayor made a racial slur about Hispanics and "apologized" by offering to give them free tacos (yes, really!) and West Haven isn't much better. Personally, when I see kids named something that's a noun, for example, I always wonder if, when they're 35, they'll wish their parents had just gone with Margaret or Jennifer or Caroline. Hope is lovely, though. astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stm4him Posted December 9, 2012 Author Share Posted December 9, 2012 I also forgot to say that the twin of this baby was miscarried and we named him or her Jordan. That's part of why I like Haven. I was just now thinking about Haven Lea or Haven Leigh so it will sound like it goes with Jubilee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I don't get the connection between "Haven" and "Jordan" but perhaps it's obvious to others? Wasn't there a series of books in the '80's with a weird character named "Heavenly?" "Haven Lea/Leigh" sounds like "Heavenly" to me. Do you want it to sound just like a sibling? With "Liberty," "Felicity," "Jubilee" and "Haven Leigh" that's kind of a lot of rhyming. But then again, they'll all come running when you holler out the door! :-) Then again, as recently posted here, I tend to be much better at puppy naming! :-) astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Yup, VC Andrews series. Name was Heaven Leigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 OP, did you realize that "Haven" is the name of a supernatural Sci-fi series, set in the fictional town of "Haven, Maine," and based on a Steven King novel? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haven_%28TV_series%29 astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I really like Hope Elise. I am sorry for your loss of her twin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 That name has negative connotations for me because of the one Haven I know, so it's not one I would choose. But I don't think there's anything particularly wrong with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I really like Hope Elise. I am sorry for your loss of her twin. Yes, Hope Elise is lovely. And I"m so sorry for your loss. astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freckles Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I know a little girl named Hope Elise. I like the name Haven as in safe Haven. I like Hope or Haven Elise or Haven Annelise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I know it's rather popular name but I like Neveah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeneralMom Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I actually know several little girls named Haven so it may be getting popular. I agree that Haven Lee sounds a little too contrived (sorry if that is a strong word) to sound like heavenly. I guess I like Haven Annalee best of the choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I made the connection with the TV show as well. May not be a deal breaker for you and if you absolutely love the name, then that's your choice. I'm not a fan. I love the name Hope. I know a Hope Francis. Hope Evangaline? I like a name with 2 or more syllables partnered with a single syllable first name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I wanted to name a daughter Haven. I adore the author Haven Kimmel. I never had a daughter and tend to dislike names like Liberty or & jubilee. Haven, to me, seems soothing, timeless, simple, and flexible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommylawyer Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I like Hope better as it fits in with the names of your other children. I, too, am due around that time with #5 - due early April. Names are one of those things that just sort of happen for us; if I try to discuss it with my husband, he shuts down. Recently, I was reading a children's version of the Odyssey to the kids. My husband heard us and started a naming discussion. So, we've come up with a girl name...at least! (We won't find out gender until birth.) Anyway, Hope - yes; Haven - not so much so. I am sorry for the loss of the twin. Congratulations, nonetheless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I think Haven is very pretty and would go well with your other children's names. I would avoid Hope. Having a Hope and a Faith seems, to me, to be too phony, forced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I'm not a fan of naming kids within a theme, and Haven is the name of one of our favorite TV shows so for me it wouldn't be an option. But if you are going with it to continue your theme Haven Lily is pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhomemaker Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I think Haven is very pretty and would go well with your other children's names. I would avoid Hope. Having a Hope and a Faith seems, to me, to be too phony, forced. Yeah, If you have Faith and Hope, people will be looking around for Charity. I don't think the show is popular enough for Haven to be a deal breaker for me, but I wouldn't use Leigh with it. That sounds too much like you are making a pun out of her name or something. I like Haven Elise if you go with Haven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderchica Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 What about Honor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy4tmama Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I love Serenity. It was on our list (I am due in april) but we just found out we having a boy! Of course you should know that serenity is also related to a sci fi show :tongue_smilie:. Good Luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higginszoo Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I agree that the first thing I think of are Stephen King/VC Andrews books (I'm not into them, but have friends who are) Another think to consider is to how you'd feel about people assuming that you're copying a celebrity name. Jessican Alba and Cash Warren named their younger daughter Haven last year, and people might make connections/assumptions. Not saying that's something that's a dealbreaker, just a consideration. I like the suggestion here of Serenity. Or maybe Grace (though that might be more popular/common). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Of the choices you listed, I like Haven Annelise, but I immediately thought of Jessica Alba's younger daughter when I read the name Haven. Haven Leigh sounds way too contrived. I like Serenity or Peace, myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I like Hope. I also love the name Patience. And Grace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annandatje Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I prefer Haven Lily from the list provided in original post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MistyMountain Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I think it is a pretty name. I met a little baby with that name when my oldest was a baby and I thought it was a nice name. It isn't my naming style but it is a name I really like and would think positively of if I saw a child with that name. Any of those middle names are fine except Leigh. I don't like Haven Leigh or Lea. I don't like the style of a first and middle name making a word or something that is close to a word but not quite. I like Hope too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momacacia Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~*Beatrix*~ Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Honora is a nice name. Pronounced ah- NORE-uh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSurprise Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I think Haven is a fine name. I like the meaning, but for some reason it has never appealed to me personally. I'm not really a Nevaeh or Hope fan either. My preference is Haven, then Hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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