Turnbull

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Turnbull

Where it comes from

From turn + bull, originally a nickname for someone who was strong enough to turn a bull.

proper noun Turnbulls

An English surname transferred from the nickname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: jarrow, turner, sherlock, brown, fleming, turnham, toulmin, blake, buck, talbot, kelk, thorburn, turnock, tricker, la trobe, tambling

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@misc{turnbull_2026,
  title = {Turnbull},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/turnbull},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}