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Raven

57 replies

redcandle88 · 06/08/2020 09:59

Just looking for some opinions please....

I love the name Raven for a girl, but would you find this strange for a pale skinned girl with blonde hair?

Not guaranteed to be blonde but both DP and I had bright blonde hair when we were little, as do most of our family. I guess it could be mousey brown as well, but there’s no chance it’d be black so any opinions would be appreciated Grin

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elfran · 06/08/2020 10:20

I just think of That's So Raven (North American 90's kid here) so yeah, I would think it a bit strange.

Toilenstripes · 06/08/2020 10:21

I love the name and it has no connotations for me except the bird. 😆

jillandhersprite · 06/08/2020 10:23

I like it!
The eldest daughter on the Yorkshire Farm is called Raven - she's ginger...

Blueuggboots · 06/08/2020 10:23

This is a character from teen titans go....she's a demon.....

redcandle88 · 06/08/2020 11:24

Thank you all! A mixed bag of opinions so it’s given me more food for thought 😊

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insancerre · 06/08/2020 11:26

I love the name Raven!
I have never met anyone called Raven before, I do know a little boy called Rook

MikeUniformMike · 06/08/2020 11:35

Raven Lunatic

BatleyTownswomensGuild · 06/08/2020 13:31

I wouldn't, Teen Titans Go is likely to be around for a time yet. It'd be the equivalent of calling your kids Topsy and Tim or Katie Morag....

rollonoctober · 06/08/2020 13:46

My niece is a blonde haired, pare Raeven (Dutch spelling). I love it.
There is also a little boy locally called Raven, also pale and blonde. I never really thought about the colouring to be honest.

Orphlids · 06/08/2020 13:50

I rather like it. It’s a lovely sound, with that nice V in the middle. It’s not too bizarre, but it’s certainly interesting enough to be memorable. And ravens are just the most wonderful birds, aren’t they? The fourth most intelligent species on the planet, I think. I’d be excited to meet a little girl named Raven. Much more interesting than all the Ellie-Maes and Evie-Graces who seem to be absolutely everywhere. The hair colour wouldn’t even occur to me, I don’t think.

AriettyHomily · 06/08/2020 13:53

I love it and wouldn't link it to the hair colour at all. The daughter in our Yorkshire Farm is called Raven and I think she's a red head.

rebecca102 · 06/08/2020 13:55

I like it but it did make me think of a bird haha

Monday55 · 06/08/2020 14:12

I think of a bird when I hear the name aswell lol.

OrangeGinLemonFanta · 06/08/2020 14:14

I think of Raven from DC Comics. She's a character in the Titans series on Netflix, and Teen Titans Go, which my child and most of my friends' kids love.

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WaxOnFeckOff · 06/08/2020 14:31

I know 1, she has dark Mediterranean colouring.

britespark1 · 06/08/2020 14:37

Apologies, another one who immediately thinks of Teen Titans with this name. I do like it though!

Bubbletrouble43 · 06/08/2020 14:39

I love it. I have a Robin, a friend has a Wren. Nothing wrong with a bird name. Makes a change from plants and flowers.

Strokethefurrywall · 06/08/2020 14:58

Love it, go for it!

Glacierminty · 06/08/2020 15:16

Love it

ScrapThatThen · 06/08/2020 15:24

I like Raeven

KickingItSince1966 · 06/08/2020 15:25

Raven is a very cool name.

BinkyBoinky · 06/08/2020 15:27

One of my all time favourite names ❤️

It might look odd on pale blonde hair though, but it's just a name.

PoodleMoth · 06/08/2020 17:36

I have only met one Raven and she was lovely, she was quite fair but it didn't seem odd. People would quickly get used to it as her name

SleepingStandingUp · 06/08/2020 17:37

Funky enough the only raven I know is a skin little blonde girl in glasses so no, it wouldn't be strange. I actually really like it

Elouera · 06/08/2020 17:41

Its different, without being too out there. I also like Ebony.