Submitted Surname Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
10/15/2024, 1:24 AM	jocatchi
10/14/2023, 6:42 AM	Felie

Name Ravenswaaij

Type Surname (from location)

Usage Dutch

Pronounced Pron. /ˈraː.vəns.ˌʋaːi̯/

Other Forms FormsRavenswaay, van Ravenswaaij

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Meaning & History

From the name of a village in Gelderland, Netherlands, meaning "Raven’s ford", derived from the personal name Raven combined with Old Dutch wade "ford, shallows", later reinterpreted as Middle Dutch way "pool, kolk lake".

Added 10/14/2023 by Felie