Given name

Ravnur

“raven”

Ravnur is used as a given name. One Faroese interpretation is “raven.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Faroese interpretation is “raven.”

Where it comes from

Ravnur comes from Old Norse.

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Ravnur’s family of names

In Faroese usage, Ravnur shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian Nynorsk form RAMN. In Faroese usage, Ravnur has a conventional equivalent in the Icelandic form HRAFN.

Walk Ravnur’s family in the name graph

RavnurRamnHrafn

The ring: across languages.

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Ravnur, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old Norse

Hrólfur

Hrólfur is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.

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Germanic

Rólvur

Rólvur is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Faroese.

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Germanic

Róaldur

“praise, fame” · “ruler, chieftain”

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Old Norse

Hørður

Hørður is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

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Old Norse

Askur

Askur is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese and Icelandic.

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Old Norse

Álvur

“elf”

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Germanic

Hróbjartur

“shining glory”

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Germanic

Røgnvaldur

Røgnvaldur is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Faroese.

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Ravnur’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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