Bruce

Male given name

Also known as Bruce (given name) · Bruce (first name)

Instance of: male given name

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Bruce is an English language name that arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king Robert the Bruce (1274−1329), it has been a Scottish surname since medieval times; it is now a common male given name.

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21 statements · 5% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Family name identical to this given name: Bruce
Different from: Bruce criterion used: given name has to use a different item than disambiguation pages
Bruss
Native label: Bruce
Language: English
Dutch
Script: Latin script
Soundex: B620
Cologne phonetics: 178
Caverphone: PRS111
PRK1111111
Said to be the same as: Broose
Bryce
Briz
Bruhs
Attested in: frequency of first names in the Netherlands, 2010 quotation: Bruce · quantity: 636

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