Thurman

Norse
"defended by Thor"

Thurman Origin and Meaning

The name Thurman is a boy's name of Scandinavian, Norse origin meaning "defended by Thor".

Found as a first name primarily in baseball books giving the stats on the late New York Yankee Thurman Munson.

# 988 in the US

Thurman Rank in US Top 1000

Famous People Named Thurman

  • Thurman Lee MunsonAmerican baseball player
  • Thurman Lee ThomasAmerican NFL football player
  • Thurman Lowell TuckerAmerican baseball player
  • Thurman Wesley ArnoldAmerican trustbusting lawyer
  • Thurman RuthAmerican vaudeville singer
  • Benjamin Thurman HackerU.S. Navy rear admiral
  • Uma ThurmanAmerican actress

Thurman in Pop Culture

  • Thurman Mermanboy in the "Bad Santa" films