Gender | Masculine |
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Language(s) | Old Norse |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Old Norse |
Meaning | " raven" |
Other names | |
Cognate(s) | *Hræfn, Raven |
Hrafn (Old Norse pronunciation: [ˈhrɑvn]; Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈr̥apn̥]) is both a masculine byname, and personal name in Old Norse. The name translates into English as " raven". The Old English form of the name is *Hræfn. [1] The name is paralleled by the English masculine given name Raven, which is derived from the word "raven". [2] The feminine form of this name is Hrefna. [3]
Gender | Masculine |
---|---|
Language(s) | Old Norse |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Old Norse |
Meaning | " raven" |
Other names | |
Cognate(s) | *Hræfn, Raven |
Hrafn (Old Norse pronunciation: [ˈhrɑvn]; Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈr̥apn̥]) is both a masculine byname, and personal name in Old Norse. The name translates into English as " raven". The Old English form of the name is *Hræfn. [1] The name is paralleled by the English masculine given name Raven, which is derived from the word "raven". [2] The feminine form of this name is Hrefna. [3]