Given name

Remna

“raven”

Remna is used as a given name. One Norwegian interpretation is “raven.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Norwegian interpretation is “raven.”

Where it comes from

Remna comes from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old Norse Refna.

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Remna’s family of names

In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Remna shares a linguistic root with the Icelandic form HREFNA. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Remna has a related form in REVNA. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Remna shares a linguistic root with the Faroese form REVNA.

Walk Remna’s family in the name graph

RemnaRevnaHrefna

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Remna has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.

Old Norse

2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

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

Similar names

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

Old Norse

Rauna

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No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Irish

Eðna

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No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Scandinavian · Modern

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Old Norse

Röskva

Röskva is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Old Norse

Hróný

Hróný is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Old Norse

Reiðunn

Reiðunn is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Old Norse

Reidun

Reidun is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian.

No U.S. birth series

2% boys · 98% girls

Old Norse

Kuuna

“woman”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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