HRAFN

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Origin and Meaning

Raven
Raven
Image by David Iliff,[1]
licensed under Creative Commons

Germanic name element

Ancient Germanic

hraban = 'raven' [2] [3]

Proto-Norse

harabanaR = 'raven' [4]

Old Norse

hrafn = 'raven' [5] [6]

Old Saxon

hravan = 'raven' [2]

Related Names

See Hraban (German), HarabanaR (Norse), Hrafsi (Norse), Ram (German), Roan (Frisian), Ronne (Frisian/Low German)

Combinations

Name
Element    
Example
BJÖRT see Berhtraban (German)
BORG see Hrafnborg (Norse)
DIS see Hrafndís (Norse)
EY see Hrafney (Norse)
FIFA see Hrafnfífa (Norse)
FRÍÐ see Ranfrith (Norse)
GERD see Hrafngerður (Norse)
GRIM see Hrafngrímur (Norse)
HEID see Hrafnheiður (Norse)
HER see Hrafnar (Norse)
HILD see Hrafnhildr (Norse)
ING see Ingram (German)
-ingr see HræfningR (Norse)
KETILL see Hrafnkell (Norse)
LAUG see Hrafnlaug (Norse)
NATT see Nátthrafn (Norse)
RUN see Hrafnrún (Norse)
SOL see Sólhrafn (Norse)
SUNN see Hrafnsunna (Norse)
TINN see Hrafntinna (Norse)
TYR see Hrafntýr (Norse)
ULF see Wolfhraban (German)
VALD see Ranild (Norse)
YNJA see Hrafnynja (Norse)
ÞOR see Hrafnþór (Norse)

First Element Forms

Hrafn- Rafn- Ran-

Last Element Forms

-hraban
-hrafn
-raban
-ram

References

  1. Wikimedia Commons: Image by David Iliff, source & license
  2. 2.0 2.1 Wilfried Seibicke: Historisches Deutsches Vornamenbuch (Band 1-4)
  3. Guðrún Kvaran: Nöfn Íslendinga (2011)
  4. Rikard Hornby: Danske navne - Træk af navngivningens historie (1951)
  5. Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2007)
  6. Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)