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Raven / ˈ r eɪ v ən / [1] is a given name in the English language. [2] While it may be given to boys and girls, it is more frequently a feminine name.In the United States of America the name has ranked among the top 1,000 names given to baby girls since 1977.
A raven is any of several larger-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 assigned to different species chiefly based on their size.
The name Bran, signifying a raven, was used in medieval Ireland. [citation needed] The Germanic first names "Bertram" and "Wolfram" both derive from the Old High German word "hram", meaning raven. The name "Raven" exists both as a first and a surname in the English language.
The Tlingit have many names for raven, the most common being Yéil. Other names are Yéil Tl’éetl’i, g̱uneit, gidzanóox’ and yéilk’. The mythological origin of his name is that he was given it by the tide woman. An etymological relation in Tlingit is to the verb “Yéil” which denotes trickery, lies, and mimicry.
Valravn, a supernatural "raven of the slain" appearing in 19th-century Danish folk songs; Hugin and Munin (Marvel Comics), Marvel Comics characters based on the Norse originals; Yatagarasu, the 3-legged crow familiar of the Shinto Kami, Amaterasu. Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, a video game with two final bosses of the same name as the ravens
Raven is the common name given to several larger-bodied members of the passerine bird genus Corvus. Raven may also refer to: Arts and entertainment ...
Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 – common raven or northern raven (the Holarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere) Corvus cryptoleucus Couch, 1854 – Chihuahuan raven (southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico) Corvus rhipidurus Hartert, EJO, 1918 – fan-tailed raven (eastern Africa, Middle East)
In Persia and Arabia, the raven was held as a bird of bad omen but a 14th-century Arabic work reports use of the raven in falconry. [123] The modern unisex given name Raven is derived from the English word "raven". As a masculine name, Raven parallels the Old Norse Hrafn, [124] and Old English *Hræfn, which were both bynames and personal names ...