Harbin as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Harbin

What is the meaning of the name Harbin ?

The baby name Harbin is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HAR-bin (English); Mandarin Hā'ěrbīn (ha-er-BEEN).

Harbin is in Origin.

Harbin is an English surname-turned-given name, traced to Norman French Herbin, a diminutive of Herbert. The underlying Germanic elements are hari "army" and berht "bright, famous," yielding meanings such as "army-bright" or "illustrious warrior."

Recorded in medieval Somerset and Dorset, Harbin settled as a hereditary surname and later reappeared as a rare first name in Britain and the United States from the late 19th century, following the vogue for transferred surnames. Contemporary use sometimes nods to the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin, though that toponym is unrelated etymologically and comes from Manchu halbin, "place for drying fishing nets." Variant and related forms include Herbin (French), Harben, Harbyn, Herbert, Harbert, and the patronymic Harbinson.