Bunyan

American  

[buhn-yuhn] / ˈbʌn yən /

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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Example Sentences

Back home on Arran, June's mother Jill Bunyan spoke to her daughter regularly.

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

A message on 29 December showed Ms Bunyan saying she was not a "threat to Mr Renteria's family" and that she admitted overstepping boundaries, but felt Mr Renteria had done the same.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

A friend of Ms Bunyan told the BBC that she loved America and Los Angeles, where she stayed in the city's hip Los Feliz neighbourhood.

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