Hrefna

Girl · Old Norse

Hrefna

Say it: HREP-nah

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Meaning

From Old Norse hrefna 'female raven'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

A saga name still used in Iceland.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

Used by

Icelandic

Famous bearers

Hrefna, wife of Kjartan in Laxdæla saga

Names worth a look

SteinunnGirlFrom Old Norse steinn 'stone' and a second element usually linked to unna 'to love'.Viking & Saxon

ÞórunnGirlFrom the god-name Þórr and a second element usually linked to unna 'to love'.Viking & Saxon

AuðurGirlFrom Old Norse auðr 'wealth, riches'.Viking & Saxon

VigdísGirlFrom Old Norse víg 'battle' and dís 'goddess, woman'.Viking & Saxon

RannveigGirlFrom Old Norse rann 'house' and veig, of uncertain meaning (perhaps 'strength' or 'drink').Viking & Saxon

ÞorgerðurGirlFrom the god-name Þórr and Old Norse garðr 'enclosure, protection'.Viking & Saxon

RavenGirlThe English name of the bird, from Old English hræfn.Modern · peak 1993

RufinaGirlFeminine of Rufinus, from Rufus 'red, red-haired'.Rome · peak 1910 · forgotten

Where this comes from

The Icelandic sagas and other Old Norse literature
National birth statistics of European countries source

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