 A common raven. | |
| 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. The name is paralleled by the English masculine given name Raven, which is derived from the word "raven". The feminine form of this name is Hrefna.
People with the name
- Einar Hrafn Stefánsson, member of an Icelandic musical group Hatari
- Hrafn Gunnlaugsson (born 1948), Icelandic film director
- Hrafn Haengsson (fl. 10th century), Icelandic jurist and goði
- Hrafn Kristjánsson (born 1972), Icelandic basketball coach and player
- Hrafna-Flóki Vilgerðarson (born 9th century), first Norseman to deliberately sail to Iceland
References
- Reaney, Percy Hilde; Wilson, Richard Middlewood (2006), A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.), London: Routledge, p. 2594, ISBN 0-203-99355-1
- Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 226, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
- Peterson, Lena (2007), Nordiskt runnamnslexikon, Uppsala: Institutet för språk och folkminnen, p. 345, ISBN 978-91-7229-040-2
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