Hrafn
Encyclopedia
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 vocabulary word "raven".
Personal name
A personal name is the proper name identifying an individual person, and today usually comprises a given name bestowed at birth or at a young age plus a surname. It is nearly universal for a human to have a name; except in rare cases, for example feral children growing up in isolation, or infants...
in Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
. The name translates into English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
as "raven
Common Raven
The Common Raven , also known as the Northern Raven, is a large, all-black passerine bird. Found across the northern hemisphere, it is the most widely distributed of all corvids...
". The Old English form of the name is *Hræfn. The name is paralleled by the English masculine given name Raven
Raven (given name)
Raven, , is a unisex given name in the English language. In the United States of America, the name is more commonly used as a feminine name, and has ranked amongst the top 1,000 feminine names given to baby girls since 1977.-Etymology and related names:...
, which is derived from the vocabulary word "raven".
People with the name
- Hrafn HaengssonHrafn HaengssonHrafn Haengsson was a tenth-century Icelandic jurist and goði. He was the son of Ketil Haeng, one of the early settlers of Iceland, and his wife Ingunn....
, (fl.FloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
10th century), Icelandic jurist and goði - Hrafn GunnlaugssonHrafn GunnlaugssonHrafn Gunnlaugsson is an Icelandic moviemaker. He is the brother of the actress Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir. He is mostly known for his series of Viking movies, sometimes called "Cod Westerns"...
, (born 1948), Icelandic moviemaker