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Haven has a better vibe. It reminds me of home, animals and nature. Heaven has a vibe of purity and superiority. Its unnecessarily intimidating, although I don't hate it as I used to.

My name is Haven. It's gotten pretty trendy recently - when I was growing up the only Havens I knew were adult men.

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I have never, ever liked my name - not even when I was a kid. I hated it. Now that's it trendy it's easier to deal with - people actually recoginze and spell it - but I still dislike it.

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I get called Heaven ALL the time. I also answer to Hailey, Hayden, Raven, and most female H names.

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Keep in mind that I'm a 42 years old, you'll be naming a baby. I know of three young Havens now. I'm biased, because as I said: when I was growing up it was unheard of, all the people I knew with the name were men, and I was already odd enough without having an odd name.

Pretty much the same: Heaven is worse.

They do not have the same vibe.

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Haven feels sharper, more serious. Heaven is maudlin and cloying.

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It is possible that a Haven might get called Heaven sometimes, though.

Haven

Don't like either, but Haven is a little better

I agree with you that Haven is a bit more palatable than Heaven. Though they both have similar meanings Heaven feels a lot more tacky and feels more like a word than a name in comparison to Haven in my opinion.