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Bruce¹

  • /bɹuːs/
  • /bɹʉs/ Northern Ireland, Scotland

Rhymes with -uːs

Where it comes from

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

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 former town in Rock County, Minnesota.
  7. A town in Calhoun County, Mississippi.
  8. A minor city in Brookings County, South Dakota.
  9. An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia.
  10. A village in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
  11. Some townships, in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan (2), Minnesota, and North Carolina (2), listed under Bruce Township.

bruce²

  • /bɹuːs/
  • /ˈbɹʉs/ Northern Ireland, Scotland

Rhymes with -uːs

Where it comes from

From the man's name Bruce.

noun bruces

  1. Australian, slang A man. See Thesaurus:man

BRUCE³

noun

  1. abbreviation, acronym, uncommon, uncountable Acronym of behaviors and talk, remembering, understanding, communicating, and evaluating.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: robert i, gabriel, julie, liu, cumming, frans, nice, prince, liao, push, peninsula, bros, lio, injury, blemish, discoloration

Translations

Every language

name surname

中文布魯斯 /布鲁斯 Bùlǔsī
РусскийБрюс Brjus, Брус Brus

name male given name

中文布魯斯 /布鲁斯 bùlǔsī
ΕλληνικάΒρούτιος Vroútios, Μπρους Brous
РусскийБрюс Brjus, Брус Brus

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"bruce." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bruce. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

bruce. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bruce

Chicago

"bruce." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bruce.

BibTeX
@misc{bruce_2026,
  title = {bruce},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bruce},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}