Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "raven" [1][2]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Cultureshræfn(Anglo-Saxon) hram(Frankish) hraban, hram(Old High German) hrafn(Old Norse) hram(Old Saxon) Given Name DescendantsRaven, Ravenna(English) Roan, Ronne(Frisian) Hraban, Raban(Germanic) Hrafn, Hrefna(Icelandic) Hrafn, Hrefna(Old Norse) Surname DescendantsRavn(Danish) Rapp(German) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 240. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 182.