Wilbur

name

name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as a matronymic.
  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname. US
  3. 3
    A stereotypical given name for a pig.

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""The revisions finalized with this rule-making fit squarely within the president’s mandate of easing the regulatory burden on the American public without sacrificing our species' protection and recovery goals," Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said last week."

Etymology

From an Old English female given name Wilburg, from wil (“will”) + burh (“fortress”).

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