Corbyn
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹbɪn/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːbɪn/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈkoːbɘn/
Proper noun[edit]
Corbyn (plural Corbyns)
- A surname.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Harrison, Henry (1912) “Corbin, Corbyn”, in Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary, volume 1, Baltimore, Maryland: reprinted for Clearfield Company, Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co., published 1969, page 92, column 1: “(Fr.-Lat.) the Raven [O.Fr. corbin, Lat. corvin-us—corv-us, a raven]”