Name: Bruce
Gender: Male
Usage: Bruce is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Bruce are in general originating from France, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Bruce is: Woods, Thick brush.
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The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 22. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: visionary, successful, leader, innovative, genius.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Successful, Visionary
Ruling planet: Uranus
Colors: Blue, Gray
Gemstones: Sapphire
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The name Bruce is ranked on the 291st position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 2127800 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.03% of the population. The name Bruce has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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The name day of Bruce is 13 November.
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History and Origin
The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix of the Manche département in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of King Robert I of Scotland (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.
Scottish and English: transferred use of the Scottish surname, now used as a given name throughout the English-speaking world, but in recent years particularly popular in Australia. The surname was originally a Norman baronial name, but a precise identification of the place from which it was derived has not been made (there are a large number of possible candidates). The Bruces were an influential Norman family in Scottish affairs in the early Middle Ages; its most famous member was Robert ‘the Bruce’ (1274–1329), who is said to have drawn inspiration after his defeat at Methven from the perseverance of a spider in repeatedly climbing up again after being knocked down. He ruled Scotland as King Robert I from 1306 to 1329.
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24 May 2018
Most historians seem to be of the view that the name of the Bruce family originated in France or, more particularly, in Normandy. However, there is some evidence to suggest that this might not be the case.
We can easily follow the male line back from King Robert the Bruce (born in 1274), the 7th Lord of Annandale to Robert de Brus, the 1st Lord of Annandale (born about 1108). His father was also named Robert de Brus (Lord of Skelton, born about 1078) and his father was reputedly Adam de Brus born in Normandy about 1050.
Continuing back on the male line we next have Adam’s father Robert de Brusi also born in Normandy (about 1030). His father was Rognvald Brussesson, born in Orkney in 1011 and died there after being assassinated in 1046. It appears likely that Rognvald was one of the early Norse invaders of Normandy and his son Robert was one who settled and integrated into life in the region.
The system of naming children adopted by many Scandinavians would have meant that Robert would have been called Robert son of Rognvald, i.e. Robert Rognvaldson but it seems more than likely that, as part of his integration, he used his father’s surname and became Robert de Brusi.
Rognvald’s father was Brusee Sigurdson (born in Orkney about 980) and it is therefore clear that the Bruce name originates from this individual. Brusee Sigurdson is, in my view, the father of the Bruce dynasty. Clearly, we can follow the male line back before him but the Bruce name starts with him.
It is my contention, that the Bruce name has no connection with any place name in Normandy (other than being a derivation for that place name). Instead, the Bruce name originates from Brusee Sigurdson, born in Orkney.
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