After many, many walks around the block in the evenings, we have decided on a name!
Sailing Vessel Mira (SV Mira for short)
What makes naming a boat so hard is that you can choose from a lot of different types of names. You can be "funny/punny" and name a boat something like Knot Working, or Never Again 2. You can name a boat after a concept or a feeling, like Tranquility, Respite or Traveler. And you can, of course, name your boat using a proper name; traditionally a girl's name, but something simple like Jenny, or as in friends of ours, Greek Goddess.
Given that this boat will be our home, we quickly ruled out funny/punny names. That just doesn't seem right.
BUT, we got stuck for a while on concept/feeling names and just a traditional girl's name. We both brainstormed and came up with lists. We then bounced them off one-another and looked into their meanings. Names that meant things like "trusting" or "sinky" were quickly eliminated.
So what made us decide on Mira?