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Walraven

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Walraven is a Dutch given name and patronymic surname.[1] The given name is first attested in 1294 and has the Germanic roots *wald- ("ruler") and *χraban- ("raven").[2] The German equivalent of the name is Walram.[3] Variants are Walrave and Walravens. People with this name include:

As a given name

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As a surname

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Walraven

Walrave

Walravens

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References

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  1. ^ Walraven at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
  2. ^ Walraven in the Early Middle Dutch dictionary
  3. ^ Walraven at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands.