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Raven / ˈ r eɪ v ən / [1] is a given name in the English language. [2] While it may be given to boys and girls , it is more frequently a feminine name. In the United States of America the name has ranked among the top 1,000 names given to baby girls since 1977.
Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs, which are written differently but pronounced the same).
Wanderer or Way-tame Baldrs draumar (6, 13) Veratýr Veratyr God of men, God of being Gylfaginning, Óðins nǫfn (8) Viðfräger Wide Famed Viðrir Vidrir Stormer Gylfaginning, Skáldskaparmál, Lokasenna (26) Hrafnagaldr Óðins (9) Viðrímnir, Viðhrimnir Contrary screamer or 'wide hoary-beard' Óðins nǫfn (1) Viðurr Vidur Killer
A raven is any of several larger-bodied passerine bird species in the genus Corvus. These species do not form a single taxonomic group within the genus. There is no consistent distinction between crows and ravens; the two names are assigned to different species chiefly based on their size.
Some usages identified as American English are common in British English; e.g., disk for disc. A few listed words are more different words than different spellings: "aeroplane/airplane", "mum/mom". See also: American and British English differences, Wikipedia:List of common misspellings and Wikipedia:Manual of Style#National varieties of English
On his way from the hospital to a jail cell, he attempted to play a game when he challenged an officer to the spelling bee and spelled out the word “Britain,” according to the police report.
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The name translates into English as "raven". The Old English form of the name is *Hræfn. [1] The name is paralleled by the English masculine given name Raven, which is derived from the word "raven". [2] The feminine form of this name is Hrefna. [3]