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Hrafn

Male given name

Field	Value
name	Hrafn
image	Corvus corax by David Hofmann.jpg
caption	A common raven.
gender	Masculine
language	Old Norse
languageorigin	Old Norse
meaning	"raven"
cognate	*Hræfn, Raven

Hrafn (; ) 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 (born 1992), member of an Icelandic musical group Hatari
Hrafn Kristjánsson (born 1972), Icelandic basketball coach and player
Hrafn Gunnlaugsson (born 1948), Icelandic film director
Hrafn Haengsson (fl. 10th century), Icelandic jurist and goði
Hrafna-Flóki Vilgerðarson (born 9th century), first Norseman to deliberately sail to Iceland

References

Reaney, Percy Hilde. (2006). "A Dictionary of English Surnames". [[Routledge]].
(2006). "A Dictionary of First Names". [[Oxford University Press]].
Peterson, Lena. (2007). "Nordiskt runnamnslexikon". [[Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore.

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