Bruce

See also: bruce, brūce, and BRUCE

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɹuːs/

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• (Scotland, Northern Ireland) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹʉs/
• Rhymes: -uːs

Proper noun

Bruce

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:
   1. A former town in Rock County, Minnesota.
   2. A town in Calhoun County, Mississippi.
   3. A minor city in Brookings County, South Dakota.
   4. An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia.
   5. A village in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
   6. Some townships, in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan (2), Minnesota, and North Carolina (2), listed under Bruce Township.

Derived terms

• bruce
• Bruce County

Translations

surname

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 布魯斯／布鲁斯 (zh) (Bùlǔsī)

• Marathi: ब्रूस (brūs)
• Russian: Брюс (ru) m or f (Brjus), Брус (ru) m or f (Brus)

male given name

• Bulgarian: Брус m (Brus)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 布魯斯／布鲁斯 (zh) (Bùlǔsī)

• Greek: Βρούτιος (el) (Vroútios), Μπρους (el) (Brous) (transliteration from English)
• Maori: Purihi
• Marathi: ब्रूस m (brūs)
• Russian: Брюс (ru) m (Brjus), Брус (ru) m (Brus)

Anagrams

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