corbin

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Definition of corbin in English English dictionary

An English surname

A male given name transferred from the surname

derived from the surname

Related Terms

bec de corbin

(Silahlar) A bec de corbin is a type of pole weapon that was popular in medieval Europe. The name is old French for "crow's beak". Similar to the Lucerne hammer, it consists of a modified hammer's head and spike mounted atop a long pole

Hyphenation

Cor·bin

Turkish pronunciation

kôrbîn

Pronunciation

/ˈkôrbən/ /ˈkɔːrbɪn/

Etymology

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