Given name
Hrafnkell
“raven”·“kettle, cauldron”
Hrafnkell is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hrafnkell is built from elements meaning “raven” and “kettle, cauldron”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Norse Hrafnkell, built from Icelandic hrafn (“raven”) + ketill (“kettle, cauldron”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Hrafnkell’s family of names
In Icelandic usage, Hrafnkell has a diminutive in KELI.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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