# Corbyn

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɔɹbɪn/ · frequency rank #19,300

## Definitions
1. 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”).

## Easily confused with
- **corn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corbyn-vs-corn)
- **Cory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corbyn-vs-cory)
- **Corey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corbyn-vs-corey)
- **corny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corbyn-vs-corny)
- **Cosby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corbyn-vs-cosby)
- **corky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corbyn-vs-corky)
- **cordon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corbyn-vs-cordon)
- **Colby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colby-vs-corbyn)
- **carbon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carbon-vs-corbyn)
- **Corbin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corbin-vs-corbyn)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ccorbyn`, `cobryn`, `corbbyn`, `corbny`, `corbynn`, `corbyyn`, `corrbyn`, `corybn`, `crobyn`, `ocrbyn`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/corbyn