Chobin, Zubin

• Origin: Persian چوبین
• Meaning: “javelin-like; spear-like.”
• Gender: masculine

Chobin was the byname of a 6th-century Sassanian general named Bahram Chobin, so-called due to his tall and thin appearance (hence, “spear-like”). His exploits appear in the 10th-century Persian epic, Shahnameh.

Zubin is the Parsi form.

Other forms include:

• Chubin چوبین (Old Persian)
• Zhubin ژوبين

Sources

• https://www.behindthename.com/name/chobin
• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Persian_given_names#Za_(%D8%B8)_2
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahram_Chobin
• https://www.behindthename.com/name/zubin