Given name & surname · also Old Prussian

Raabe

“raven”

Raabe is a surname from Old Prussian, ultimately from German.

Original GermanRabe

Meaning & origin

What it means

Raabe goes back to German Rabe, meaning “raven.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Raabe comes from Old Prussian, and ultimately from German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Raabe as a surname developed from RABE.

Raabe’s family of names

In English usage, Raabe as a surname developed from the German form RABE. In German usage, Raabe as a surname has a related form in RAAB. In German usage, Raabe as a surname has a related form in RAAB.

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