Hrafn (; ) is both a masculine

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, and

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Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...

. The name translates into

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

as "

raven A raven is any of several large-bodied passerine bird species in the genus '' Corvus''. These species do not form a single taxonomic group within the genus. There is no consistent distinction between crows and ravens; the two names are assigne ...

". The

Old English Old English ( or , or ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. It developed from the languages brought to Great Britain by Anglo-S ...

form of the name is ''*Hræfn''. The name is paralleled by the English masculine given name ''

Raven A raven is any of several large-bodied passerine bird species in the genus '' Corvus''. These species do not form a single taxonomic group within the genus. There is no consistent distinction between crows and ravens; the two names are assigne ...

'', which is derived from the word "raven". The feminine form of this name is

Hrefna Hrefna is an Icelandic given name, the female version of the name Hrafn. One of the officially approved given names in Iceland. Matronyms: * Hrefnuson (male) * Hrefnudóttir (female) People with the name * Hrefna Björk Sverrisdóttir (bor ...

People with the name

* Einar Hrafn Stefánsson, member of an Icelandic musical group Hatari *

Hrafn Gunnlaugsson Hrafn Gunnlaugsson (born 17 June 1948) is an Icelandic film director. He is the brother of mathematician Þorvaldur Gunnlaugsson and the lawyer Snædís Gunnlaugsdóttir and the actress Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir. He is mostly known for his series o ...

(born 1948), Icelandic film director *

Hrafn Haengsson Hrafn Hængsson (Old Norse: ; Modern Icelandic: ) 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. Hrafn was one of the main parties responsible for the u ...

(

fl. ''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indic ...

10th century), Icelandic jurist and goði *

Hrafn Kristjánsson Hrafn Kristjánsson is an Icelandic basketball coach and former player. He was named the Úrvalsdeild Coach of the Year in the 2010–11 season, when he won the Icelandic championship with the KR. As a coach he has won the Icelandic Basketbal ...

(born 1972), Icelandic basketball coach and player *

Hrafna-Flóki Vilgerðarson Hrafna-Flóki Vilgerðarsson (Old Norse: ; Modern Icelandic: ; born 9th century) was a Norseman who intentionally sailed to Iceland. His story is documented in the ''Landnámabók'' manuscript; however, the precise year of his arrival is not cl ...

(born 9th century), first Norseman to deliberately sail to Iceland

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