Corbin

C3O1R1B3I1N1

proper noun

An English surname from Anglo-Norman.

OriginLatin corvus →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Corbyn

  1. An English surname from Anglo-Norman.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A city in Knox County and Whitley County, Kentucky, United States.

Origin

  1. Latincorvus“crow, raven”
  2. EnglishCorbin

An Anglo-Norman nickname from corb (“crow”), or shortened from the Corbinian, the name of a Frankish eighth-century saint, probably from Latin corvus (“crow, raven”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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