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[ syll. dra-ven, dr-av-en ] The boy name Draven is pronounced DREYVahN †. Draven's language of origin is Celtic and Old English. It is predominantly used in English. Old English origin: From the word draefend with the meaning 'hunter'. The first name is derived from the surname, which is of obscure and possibly Old English origin. It is the name of the fictional hero Eric Draven in the comic book series The Crow (1989-) by James O'Barr, which was adapted into a 1994 film starring Brandon Lee as the hero. In addition, Draven is a variant form of the English and Irish Devin in the English language. A variant form of Draven is the name Dravin. Draven is a rather popular baby boy name. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1990s; prior to that, it was of only sporadic use. At the modest peak of its usage in 2007, 0.017% of baby boys were named Draven. It was #651 in rank then. In 2008, it ranked at #670 with a usage of 0.017%. Out of the family of boy names directly related to Draven, Devin was the most frequently used. It was 11 times more commonly used than Draven in 2008. Baby names that sound like Draven include the English Darvin, the name Darwon, and the name Dravin.
† approx pronunciation for Draven: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
