Etymology & Historical Origin of the Baby Name Korbin

Korbin is an Americanized respelling of Corbin. Corbin is the transferred use of an English surname that originated as a nickname. The epithet originated from the Anglo-Norman word “corb” meaning “crow, raven” to signify a man with shiny black hair or for one with a raucous tone of voice. The personal name developed as Corbinian and the surname first appeared in the 11th century as “Corbun”. The Corbin family Coat of Arms in Guernsey (an island in the English Channel) depicts three black ravens with the motto "Deus pascit corvos" (God feeds the ravens). While we often think of ravens in the macabre sense (thanks to Poe or even Hitchcock), this is far from the truth. For more information on the symbolisms of the crow/raven, please see the name Corbin. As a masculine given name, Corbin is mainly used in the United States and South Australia.

All About the Baby Name – Korbin

Personality

OF THE BOY NAME KORBIN

Romance is the hallmark of the Six personality. They exude nurturing, loving, and caring energy. Sixes are in love with the idea of love in its idealized form - and with their magnetic personalities, they easily draw people toward them. Like the number Two personality, they seek balance and harmony in their life and the world at large. They are conscientious and service-oriented, and a champion for the underdog. These personalities naturally attract money and are usually surrounded by lovely material objects - but their human relationships are always primary. They thrive in giving back to others rather than being motivated by their own desires. This is when they achieve great things. Sixes are natural teachers, ministers and counselors.

Popularity

OF THE BOY NAME KORBIN

Americans love to take popular “C” names and stamp them instead with a “K”. Don’t believe us? Consider the following examples: Kaleb, Kameron, Karson, Karter, Kasey, Kash, Kody, Kolby, Kole, Kolton, Konnor and of course Korbin. Corbin started to become a popular name choice for boys in the late 1980s and so Korbin soon followed him on to the charts in 1999. Although Corbin is three-and-a-half-times more commonly used than Korbin, Korbin has done relatively well himself in the past few years. We don’t think this one is likely to climb beyond very low moderation on the charts though. The intentionally misspelled kutesy K names are not a mass market favorite but there are enough parents who prefer the phonetically stronger K to the C (like Kris Kardashian for instance). In any case, we do know that there are several thousand Korbin kindergartners out there collectively saying: “My name is Korbin. That’s Corbin with a K.”

Quick Facts

ON KORBIN

GENDER:

Boy

ORIGIN:

American

NUMBER OF SYLLABLES:

2

RANKING POPULARITY:

527

PRONUNCIATION:

KOHR-bin

SIMPLE MEANING:

Raven, Crow

Characteristics

OF KORBIN

Humanitarian

Community-minded

Family-oriented

Loving

Affectionate

Compassionate

Sensitive

Cultural References to the Baby Name – Korbin

Literary Characters

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Childrens Books

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Popular Songs

ON KORBIN

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Famous People

NAMED KORBIN

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Children of Famous People

NAMED KORBIN

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Historic Figures

WITH THE NAME KORBIN

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