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 Meaning of name Raven
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Meaning  The name Raven has the following meaning: Apt for a black baby because the name brings to mind a black bird.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name. Popularity
As a baby girl name, Raven is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 264 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Raven fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 21 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 636 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Raven in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation The name Raven is pronounced as ray-vun Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Raven and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Raven: Boys - Byron, Dawber, Durwood, Dwayne, Junior, Ramsey, Waylon, Zane, Girls - Aiyana, Claribel, Dawn, Destiny, Earlean, Jaelyn, Lassie, Merri, Merry, Both genders - Audrey, Carlisle, Muriel, SkyVariants Nicknames Common nicknames for the name Raven are: Rae
Style We think the name Raven should fall under the following style category: African-American. See other African-American namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Raven to be: Mysterious and wary womanIn one word, you might describe Raven as a(n) " mysterious" person. See other "mysterious" names for boys and girls. |
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Famous persons The names of some famous persons by the name Raven (or its variants) are: Raven-Symone Christina Pearman, born on 10 December, a famous actress. Raven-Symone Christina Pearman's background: An American actress, R&B and pop singer-songwriter, dancer, and television producer, best known for her roles as Olivia Kendall in The Cosby Show, Galleria Garibaldi in The Cheetah Girls and The Cheetah Girls 2 and as Raven Baxter in her own show, That's So Raven. She is professionally known by her stage name as Raven, though also known as Raven-Symoné. Paul Vincent Raven, born on 16 January, a famous bassist. Paul Vincent Raven's background: A rock bassist best known for his work in the seminal post-punk/industrial group Killing Joke. He later played in alternative rock/industrial rock band Prong. His early musical career included stints in Neon Hearts and the short-lived 1982 glam rock band, Kitsch. Kitsch is also notable for including Rook Randle [and] Tyla before he would go onto larger success with his band, Dogs D'Amour. Raven's big break came when he replaced original Killing Joke bassist Youth in mid 1982, just in time for the North American tour documented on the Ha! live EP. He was with the group through its most commercially successful period, appearing on the Fire Dances, Night Time and Brighter than a Thousand Suns albums, before leaving during the recording of 1988's Outside the Gate, rejoining in time for 1990's Extremities, Dirt & Various Repressed Emotions. Marion Elise Raven , born on 25 May, a famous singer. Marion Elise Raven 's background: A Norwegian singer-songwriter and former child actress. Her surname is of Viking origin, with Ravn meaning Raven, which she adopted as her stage name Marion Raven as well as for her trademark raven logo. She was one-half of the now defunct pop duo M2M, along with Marit Larsen. Raven was later marketed as a pop-rock artist with the release of her 2005 international debut album, Here I Am. In 2006, Raven was signed to indie record label, Eleven Seven, and released the Heads Will Roll EP. Most recently, she has released her European/U.S. debut album, Set Me Free, and has been extensively promoting it in Germany, Netherlands and the UK. 
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