What does Bunyan mean?

Bunyan as a boys' name. English name of uncertain meaning, though it may be related to the French word "bon", or "good". The mythic lumberjack Paul Bunyan.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Bu-, -yan

ASSOCIATED WITH good

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How popular is Bunyan?

Bunyan is an unusual given name for men but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#32161 out of 150436, Top 21%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Adnan, Annan, Arnan, Ban, Beaman, Beavan, Beegan, Beeman, Benn, Benson▲, Benyamin, Bevan, Binyamin, Boban, Bogdan, Bohdan, Bonar, Bonnar, Bradan, Braydan, Brenan, Brendan▼, Brennan▼, Brentan, Brenyn, Brogan, Brunon, Bryan▼, Bryen, Bryn, Burbank, Burlin, Button, Buxton, Byran, Cannan, Conlan, Curran, Davyan, Demyan, Dugan, Duncan▼, Dunstan, Dustan, Ednan, Eunan, Fabyan, Gullan, Hanan, Inman, Janan, Juan▼, Julyan, Jurian, Juwan▼, Kannan, Kennan, Kentan (see Kenton), Landan, Lucian▲, Lucjan, Lukan, Lukyan, Mandan, Quintan, Ronan▲, Royan, Rustan, Ryan▼, Shayan, Suman, Tannan, Tynan, Udayan and Vyvyan. These names tend to be more frequently used than Bunyan.