Corbinian

  • [ kawr-BEE-nee-ahn ]
  • German
Variant of KORBINIAN.

KORBINIAN   male   German
Derived from Latin corvus meaning "raven". This was the name of an 8th-century Frankish saint who was sent by Pope Gregory II to evangelize in Bavaria. His real name may have been Hraban (see Raban).
EQUIVALENTS
GERMAN: Korbinian
LATE ROMAN: Corbinianus
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
GERMAN: Körbl