Korbinian (first name)

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Korbinian or Corbinian is an old German male given name , which is mainly common in Bavaria and western Austria.

Origin and meaning

The name comes from Latin ; corvus = raven. It is assumed that there is a connection with the addition of Hraban (also Rabe) to the ending inianus , which often appeared in West Franconian.

name day

  • September 8th - St. Korbinian , the presumed day of his death
  • September 9th - St. Korbinian (in the area of ​​the Diocese of Bozen-Brixen )
  • November 20 - St. Korbinian (transfer of the bones to Freising), official day of remembrance in the German regional calendar of the Catholic Church, solemn festival in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising

variants

Corvin , Korvin, Korwin

Name bearer

Korbinian

Corbinian