Thorburn

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Thorburn

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From a Northern Middle English personal name Thorbern, Thurbern, from Old Norse Þórbjǫrn, which is composed of the elements Þórr (“Thor”) and bjǫrn (“bear”).

proper noun Thorburns · Thurbon · Thurlbourn

countable, uncountable A surname transferred from the given name.
countable, uncountable A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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@misc{thorburn_2026,
  title = {Thorburn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thorburn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}