Bunyan

American  

[buhn-yuhn] / ˈbʌn jən /

noun

1. John, 1628–88, English preacher: author of The Pilgrim's Progress.

2. Paul. Paul Bunyan.

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Bunyan British  

/ ˈbʌnjən /

noun

1. John . 1628–88, English preacher and writer, noted particularly for his allegory The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)

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Bunyan

And before that Muffler Man was done, Lee Woods had bought another one — a Paul Bunyan in Oklahoma.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

Also: A statue of Paul Bunyan is going up in town — and in fact a 31-foot-tall Bunyan statue was unveiled in Bangor, Maine, in 1959.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025

Ms Bunyan will then be laid to rest on the North Ayrshire island.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025

She told the BBC that she hoped people could focus on Ms Bunyan as a person, and not just her death.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025

A first-generation Norwegian American, Lars Kristiansen looked like a real-life Paul Bunyan, complete with blue jeans, a red plaid shirt, and a bushy brown beard.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz