Definitions for bruce
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1. Bruce, David Bruce, Sir David Brucenoun

   Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)

2. Bruce, Robert the Bruce, Robert Inoun

   king of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329)

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1. Brucenoun

   A Scottish surname, most notably of Robert the Bruce.

2. Brucenoun

   transferred from the surname.

3. brucenoun

   A man.

   See wikiSaurus:man

4. Etymology: From Bruce.

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1. Bruce

   The English language name Bruce 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 given name. The variant Lebrix and Le Brix are French variations of the surname.

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1. Bruce

   Bruce is a common masculine given name of Scottish origin. It is derived from the surname Bruce, which originated from the Scottish place name Brix, meaning "willowlands" in the Gaelic language. The name Bruce is often associated with traits like strength, honor, and resilience. It is used as a first name for males in various cultures around the world.

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1. Bruce

   Bruce was a provincial electoral district in western Ontario, Canada. It elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The riding existed from 1934 to 1967 and again from 1987 to 1999. The riding was abolished in 1999 into Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound and Huron—Bruce. It consisted of the entirety of Bruce County.

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1. Bruce

   a family illustrious in Scottish history, descended from a Norman knight, Robert de Bruis, who came over with the Conqueror, and who acquired lands first in Northumberland and then in Annandale.

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1. BRUCE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bruce is ranked #636 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Bruce surname appeared 53,419 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 18 would have the surname Bruce.
   
   77.3% or 41,320 total occurrences were White.
   15.8% or 8,488 total occurrences were Black.
   2.7% or 1,442 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.2% or 1,175 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.1% or 604 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.7% or 395 total occurrences were Asian.

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British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'bruce' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4511

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for bruce »

1. cuber

2. cebur

How to pronounce bruce?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say bruce in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bruce in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bruce in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of bruce in a Sentence

1. Bertrand Desplat:

   Like 99 percent of professional teams in Europe, Guingamp has no chance of winning a European cup. We couldn't care less. The idea for us is to have challenges ahead that look unwinnable and to try and win them, when you win an unwinnable challenge, the collective emotion is better than a Bruce Springsteen concert.

2. Ian Halperin:

   One source confirmed to me Caitlyn has made whispers of ‘sex change regret,’ hinting she might go back to being Bruce Jenner.

3. Megan Barry:

   I accept full responsibility for the pain I have caused my family and his. I am so sorry to my husband Bruce, who has stood by me in my darkest moments and remains committed to our marriage, just as I am committed to repairing the damage I have done.

4. Jim Warren:

   Bruce Mann observe that separation. It's probably killing them, but they're very good.

5. Quentin Tarantino:

   Could Cliff Booth beat up Bruce Lee ? Brad Pitt would not be able to beat up Bruce Lee, but Cliff Booth maybe could, if you ask me the question,' Well, who would win in a fight : Bruce Lee or Dracula ?' It's the same question. It's a fictional character. If I say Cliff Booth could beat Bruce Lee up, Cliff Booth's a fictional character, then Cliff Booth could beat Bruce Lee up.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bruce
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bruce
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=bruce
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Bruce
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=bruce