Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Corbet is supposed to have been first recorded in Pays de Caux, Normandy, as the name of a Norman baron named \"Corbet le Normand\" (Corbet the Northman) who was born in the early 11th century. The name Corbet derives from the Anglo-Norman French word corb, meaning \"crow.\" It is a diminutive form, hence meaning \"little crow\". The modern French word corbeau is generally translated as \"crow\". Variants of the name include: Corbet, Corbett, Corbitt, Corbit, Corbetts, Corbete, Corben and possibly the variant of Corbin. It has cognates in other languages: the Spanish name Cuervo, for example, which generally means a raven or rook. The underlying derivation is from the Latin word corvus, crow. Generally it is thought to be a jocular reference to a person who was thought to resemble a crow: in hair colour, tone of voice or shape of nose. However, the Scandinavians believed that a raven on the battlefield was a beneficial omen and ensures victory."@en }
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- Corbet_family abstract "Corbet is supposed to have been first recorded in Pays de Caux, Normandy, as the name of a Norman baron named \"Corbet le Normand\" (Corbet the Northman) who was born in the early 11th century. The name Corbet derives from the Anglo-Norman French word corb, meaning \"crow.\" It is a diminutive form, hence meaning \"little crow\". The modern French word corbeau is generally translated as \"crow\". Variants of the name include: Corbet, Corbett, Corbitt, Corbit, Corbetts, Corbete, Corben and possibly the variant of Corbin. It has cognates in other languages: the Spanish name Cuervo, for example, which generally means a raven or rook. The underlying derivation is from the Latin word corvus, crow. Generally it is thought to be a jocular reference to a person who was thought to resemble a crow: in hair colour, tone of voice or shape of nose. However, the Scandinavians believed that a raven on the battlefield was a beneficial omen and ensures victory.".