Definitions for haven
ˈheɪ vənhaven

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.3 / 4 votes

1. haven, oasisnoun

   a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary

2. seaport, haven, harbor, harbournoun

   a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. havennoun

   A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.

2. havennoun

   A place of safety; a refuge or sanctuary.

3. havenverb

   To put into, or provide with a haven.

4. Etymology: hæfen, from habnō (compare Dutch haven, German Hafen, Danish/Norwegian havn), from haban 'sea' (compare Old English hæf, German Haff 'gulf', Danish hav), or from kopno- (compare Irish cúan 'harbor, recess, haven').

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HAVENnoun

   Etymology: haven, Dutch; havre, French.

   1. A port; a harbour; a safe station for ships.

   Only love was threatened and promised to him, and so to his cousin, as both the tempest and haven of their best years. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   Order for sea is given:
   They have put forth the haven. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopat.

   After an hour and a half sailing, we entered into a good haven, being the port of a fair city. Francis Bacon, New Atlantis.

   The queen beheld, as soon as day appear’d,
   The navy under sail, the haven clear’d. John Denham.

   We may be shipwreckt by her breath:
   Love, favour’d once with that sweet gale,
   Doubles his haste, and fills his sail,
   ’Till he arrive, where she must prove
   The haven, or the rock of love. Edmund Waller.

   2. A shelter; an asylum.

   All places, that the eye of heaven visits,
   Are to a wise man ports and happy havens. William Shakespeare, R. II.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. haven

   A haven is a place of safety, refuge, or protection. It can be a physical location, such as a shelter or sanctuary, or a more abstract concept, like a tranquil state of mind or a sense of peace. It typically offers security and comfort, especially during times of stress, danger, or hardship.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Havennoun

   a bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port

2. Havennoun

   a place of safety; a shelter; an asylum

3. Havenverb

   to shelter, as in a haven

4. Etymology: [AS. hfene; akin to D. & LG. haven, G. hafen, MHG. habe, Dan. havn, Icel. hfn, Sw. hamn; akin to E. have, and hence orig., a holder; or to heave (see Heave); or akin to AS. hf sea, Icel. & Sw. haf, Dan. hav, which is perh. akin to E. heave.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Haven

   Haven is a 2004 feature film set in the Cayman Islands, a British offshore financial centre. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2004. It is written and directed by native Caymanian Frank E. Flowers and filmed entirely in the 100-square-mile West Indian dependency. Haven is an ensemble film in which unconnected lives intersect and result in a violent chain of events that turns tranquility into chaos. It was released in limited theaters in the United States on September 15, 2006. The film's tagline was, "Can love survive the fall of paradise?"

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Haven

   hā′vn, an inlet of the sea, or mouth of a river, where ships can get good and safe anchorage: any place of safety: an asylum.—v.t. to shelter.—p.adj. Hā′vened, sheltered, as in a haven. [A.S. hæfen; Dut. haven, Ger. hafen.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. haven

   [Anglo-Saxon, hæfen]. A safe refuge from the violence of wind and sea; much the same as harbour, though of less importance. A good anchorage rather than place of perfect shelter. Milford Haven is an exception.

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1. haven

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HAVEN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Haven is ranked #9043 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Haven surname appeared 3,614 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Haven.
   
   86.6% or 3,130 total occurrences were White.
   4.7% or 170 total occurrences were Black.
   2.9% or 106 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   2.5% or 93 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.3% or 86 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 29 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Port
   • Seafront
   • Shelter

Anagrams for haven »

1. nevah

How to pronounce haven?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say haven in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of haven in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of haven in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of haven in a Sentence

1. Boise Police Chief William Bones:

   You can imagine this is a very tight-knit community here in this apartment complex, boise Police haven't had anything involving this amount of victims in a single attack in Boise in the history of the department.

2. Keith Chatinover:

   I would love Martha’s Vineyard to become a haven for new immigrants to this country, but Sen. Cruz has no idea what he’s talking about regarding a ‘border crisis,'.

3. Nathalie MacDermott:

   At the moment there's no concrete data that's been published in relation to children and long-term problems, but that's because we are still fairly early on and children haven't been so badly affected.

4. David French:

   These additional tariffs will only threaten David French jobs and raise costs for American families on everyday goods, the tariffs imposed over the past year haven't worked, and there's no evidence another tax increase on American businesses and consumers will yield new results.

5. Angelea Remorin:

   Me, personally, I peek into the news every now and then, but it's things like ISIS, you know, those big headline things, that I look at on the news, none of my friends have been talking about (the shutdown), and I haven't been keeping up with it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=haven
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Haven
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=haven
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haven
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=haven
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=haven
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=haven
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html