# Thurman

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #31,799

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old Norse.

## Etymology
From an Old Norse personal name, formed by Þórr (“Thor”) + mundr (“protection”).

## Easily confused with
- **Truman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thurman-vs-truman)
- **turban** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thurman-vs-turban)
- **thermal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thermal-vs-thurman)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hturman`, `thhurman`, `thruman`, `thumran`, `thuramn`, `thurmann`, `thurmman`, `thurmna`, `thurrman`, `tthurman`, `tuhrman`

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