Raven Name Meaning & Origin
Raven
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In many Native American mythologies, Raven is the creator of the world.
In old Norse and European Pagan mythology, the Raven was the symbol of wisdom, for it was only the raven that knew how to take your soul from your body and knew how to bring it to the land of the dead. It was also the only animal that could come back and forth from the land of the dead.
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Rave, Rae
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The boy's name Raven \r(a)-ven\, also used as girl's name Raven, is of English origin. Name of the large black bird related to the crow.
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