Cobain

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UK/kəʊˈbeɪn/UK/kəˈbeɪn/US/koʊˈbeɪn/

proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

proper nounCobain (plural Cobains)

plural Cobains

  1. A surname.

Origin

From the Old Norse given name Kolbeinn.

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Translations

Arabic كوبين
  • كوبين (kūbiyn)surname
Chinese Mandarin 柯本
  • 柯本surname
Dutch Cobain
  • Cobainsurname
French Cobain
  • Cobainsurname
German Cobain
  • Cobainsurname
Greek Κομπέιν
  • Κομπέιν (Kompéin)surname
Hebrew קוביין
  • קובייןsurname
Hindi कोबेन
  • कोबेन (koben)surname
Japanese コバーン, コベイン
  • コバーン (Kobān)surname
  • コベイン (Kobein)surname
Korean 코베인
  • 코베인 (Kobein)surname
Persian کوبین
  • کوبینsurname
Russian Кобейн
  • Кобейн (Kobejn)surname
Spanish Cobain
  • Cobainsurname
Thai โคเบน
  • โคเบนsurname
Ukrainian Кобейн
  • Кобейн (Kobejn)surname

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Cobianbonaci
Cite this entry
APA

Cobain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cobain

MLA

“Cobain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cobain. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cobain,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cobain.

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