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

Sitting in her living room, Jill Bunyan describes June as "bright as a button and easy to love."

From BBC ● Feb. 4, 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

On 17 January last year, Mr Renteria responded to the restraining order request by saying Ms Bunyan had since spoken to him in person and she no longer wanted to pursue the order.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025

Above the coffeemaker an assortment of figurines marched along the shelf: Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, Mickey Mouse, Zeus, and Felix the Cat.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides