bruce Meaning and Definition
1. n. King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329)
2. n. Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
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".
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