bruce

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/bɹuːs/Northern Ireland, Scotland/ˈbɹʉs/Northern Ireland, Scotland/bɹʉs/

noun

A man.

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Meanings

bruce1

nounbruce (plural bruces)

plural bruces

  1. AustralianslangA man.

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Bruce2

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 number of places in the United States:
    1. A former town in Rock County, Minnesota.
    2. A town in Calhoun County, Mississippi.
    3. A minor city in Brookings County, South Dakota.
    4. An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia.
    5. A village in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
    6. Some townships, in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan (2), Minnesota, and North Carolina (2), listed under Bruce Township.

BRUCE3

nounBRUCE (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationacronymuncommonuncountablehuman resourcesAcronym of behaviors and talk, remembering, understanding, communicating, and evaluating.

Origin

bruce · noun

From the man's name Bruce.

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Bruce · proper noun

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

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Translations

Bulgarian Брус, Брус
  • Брус (Brus)surname
  • Брус (Brus)male given name
Chinese Mandarin 布魯斯 /布鲁斯, 布魯斯 /布鲁斯
  • 布魯斯 /布鲁斯 (Bùlǔsī)surname
  • 布魯斯 /布鲁斯 (bùlǔsī)male given name
Greek Βρούτιος, Μπρους
  • Βρούτιος (Vroútios)male given name
  • Μπρους (Brous)male given name
Māori Purihi
  • Purihimale given name
Russian Брюс, Брус
  • Брюс (Brjus)surname
  • Брус (Brus)surname
  • Брюс (Brjus)male given name
  • Брус (Brus)male given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bruce

usereduceabuseproduceintroducelooseexcusereproducereusegoosemisuseinducespruceRusdiffuseZeusdeucetrucelucemoussededuceseduceoverusenoose
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Anagrams

cuber
Cite this entry
APA

bruce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bruce

MLA

“bruce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bruce. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bruce,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bruce.

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