Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

corbin

/kˈɔɹbɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
corbin
IPA
/kˈɔɹbɪn/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An English surname from Anglo-Norman.

name

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Etymology

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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Questions

How do you pronounce corbin?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɔɹbɪn/.
What does corbin mean?
An English surname from Anglo-Norman.
Where does corbin come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce corbin

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