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BRUCE

BRUCE  

Gender: M
Origin: Scottish and English from French
Meaning: "from the brushwood thicket"

Popularity in 2008: #476

A Norman place-name made famous by the Scottish king Robert the Bruce, who won Scotland's independence from England in 1327; it's perennially popular in Scotland, but has been rarely used here for a generation. At one time it was so widespread in Australia, it became a nickname for any Aussie man.

Popularity Rank

Rank in US Top 1000