Although the word Ramen literally means "frame" in Swedish (e.g. that which can be built upon) the Ansible Wikia has an alternative and (to my mind) more sensible definition;
Raman : Although not a common word, may be constructed in Swedish from rå + män, where rå indicates "coarse (not refined); brutal (crude or unfeeling in manner or speech)" and män = "man" or "person." (e.g. råmän)