Bruce

proper nouncommon in dialogue

Scotland//ˈbɹʉs//
//bɹuːs//

A Scottish surname, most notably of Robert the Bruce.

proper noun

1
A Scottish surname, most notably of Robert the Bruce.
2
A male given name transferred from the surname.
3
A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
4
A town and locality north of Adelaide, South Australia.
5
A hamlet in Beaver County, Alberta, Canada.
6
A number of places in the United States: A former town in Rock County, Minnesota.
7
A number of places in the United States: A town in Calhoun County, Mississippi.
8
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Brookings County, South Dakota.
9
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia.
10
A number of places in the United States: A village in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
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A number of places in the United States: Some townships, in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan (2), Minnesota, and North Carolina (2), listed under Bruce Township.

Etymology

From a Norman place name, Brix, of disputed meaning.

browning · The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun…Browning · A surname from Old English.bruce · A man.

Bruce · A Scottish surname, most notably of Robert the Bruce.

bruise · To strike (a person), originally with something flat or…bruised · Synonym of debruised.bruising · That bruises.

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