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corbyn

/ˈkɔɹbɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables
cor-byn
IPA
/ˈkɔɹbɪn/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A 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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɔɹbɪn/
  • British English: /ˈkɔːbɪn/

Inflected Forms

Corbyns (plural) Corbin (alternative)

Derived Forms

Corbynism Corbynista Corbynite Corbynization Corbynmania Corbynomics

Questions

How do you pronounce corbyn?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɔɹbɪn/.
What does corbyn mean?
A surname.
Where does corbyn come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce corbyn

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