# Thorburn

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #64,768

## Definitions
1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/thorburn