Korb as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Korb

What is the meaning of the name Korb ?

The baby name Korb is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced German: /koːɐ̯p/; English: /kɔrb/ or /kɔːrb/ (rhymes with 'orb' with an initial k).

Korb is German in Origin.

Korb is a rare given name drawn chiefly from a German and Ashkenazic surname meaning “basket,” from Middle High German korb; it likely denoted a basket maker or someone who lived by a house sign with a basket emblem. In Central Europe the surname is well attested, while the concise form has only recently migrated into use as a first name in English-speaking countries, following the modern preference for brisk, one-syllable, surname-style choices.

Some bearers also treat Korb as a clipped variant of Korbin/Korben or the Bavarian Korbinian, all ultimately tied to Latin corvus “raven” and the cult of St. Corbinian of Freising. On that route, Korb carries the figurative sense “raven.” Related forms and cousins include Korbin, Korben, Korbinian, Corbin, Corbyn, Corbett, and the nickname Korby. Depending on the chosen lineage, the name’s meaning spans “basket (maker)” to “raven/little raven.”

⚙ Korb is vanishingly rare. In all, it appears just 11 times, across 8 countries.