Corbett
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Corbett may refer to:
- Corbett, OregonCorbett, OregonCorbett is an unincorporated community on the Columbia River in eastern Multnomah County, Oregon, United States. It is located on the Historic Columbia River Highway between the Sandy River and Crown Point....
, a community in the United States - Hill lists in the British Isles#Corbetts, a Scottish term for hills between 2500-3000 feet
- Jim Corbett National ParkJim Corbett National ParkJim Corbett National Park—named for the hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett who played a key role in its establishment—is the oldest national park in India. The park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park...
, in Uttarakhand, northern India - Corbett AwardCorbett AwardThe James J. Corbett Memorial Award is a US award given annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics . It is presented "to the collegiate administrator who through the years has most typified Corbett's devotion to intercollegiate athletics and worked unceasingly for...
, US award for athletics administrators - Corbett (surname)Corbett (surname)Corbett, was first found in Pays de Caux,Normandy with a Norman Baron named "Corbet le Normand" he was born in early 11th century AD.The name Corbett roughly means "The Raven".And more than likely comes from the word "Corb",one of the variations of the Norman word for "Raven",which is believed to...
, people with the surname Corbett
See also
- CorbetCorbetCorbet is a small village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland, near Banbridge. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 95 people. It lies within the Banbridge District....
, the old English or Anglo-NormanAnglo-NormanThe Anglo-Normans were mainly the descendants of the Normans who ruled England following the Norman conquest by William the Conqueror in 1066. A small number of Normans were already settled in England prior to the conquest...
spellings of Corbett or Corbeau - Corbet BaronetsCorbet BaronetsThere have been six Baronetcies created for members of the Corbet family, four in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. All creations are extinct...