Choosing a name for our child was something we thought long and hard about. I know couples who knew what they are going to name their children prior to their engagement. That definitely wasn’t us. When I was pregnant with Haven, we chose not to find out if we were having a boy or a girl, so we shuffled through a slew of boy and girl names. I really liked the name Kellyn, which was in the running even after Haven was born, but with the gender neutrality and the variations on spelling, it was nixed. Another favorite was Tempa, my grandfather’s grandmother’s name. But, Tampax and temper could make life a living hell for a Tempa. So, how did we hear about the name Haven? On ohdeedoh. Actually, it was this post. We both instantly liked the ring of the name. It also passed other criteria. Easy to spell. Easy to pronounce. Easy to say. It was unique. Great connotation. Not a stripper name. So, she was Haven.
Side note: Did you hear about the woman who is auctioning the name of her unborn son? Yessiree bob. I am speechless.
I actually had a Haven in the nursery at church one Sunday who was a boy.