Name «Tur»

The personal name Tur is derived from medieval anthroponyms: Tur, Tura, Turak, Turachko, Turyi, Turko, and other names documented in Transcarpathia as personal names at the end of the Middle Ages. In addition to the Transcarpathian anthroponyms, this name of an extinct breed of wild bulls is also supported by the surnames of Cossacks from the Bratslav Regiment in 1649: Vasyl Tur and Vasyl Turenko. The name Tur is evidenced by a significant number of toponyms from various regions of Ukraine, including the ancient Russian town of Turiv in the Kyiv region, the town of Turiv in the Gomel region, and the village of Turuvychi in the Volyn region.