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.
- Bruce Campbell Actor, director, writer, producer and author
- Bruce Jenner Olympic gold medalist and television celebrity
- Bruce Lander (born 1946), Judge of the Federal Court of Australia
- Bruce Lee martial artist and movie star
- Bruce McLaren Race car driver and designer
- Bruce Sterling Sci-fi writer
- Bruce Willis Movie Star
- Bruce Boxleitner, American actor
- Bruce Wayne, a fictional billionaire playboy and the secret identity of Batman
- Bruce Banner alter ego of the Hulk
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Famous quotes containing the word bruce:
“Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled,
Scots, wham Bruce has aften led,
Welcome to your gory bed,
Or to victory.”
—Robert Burns (1759–1796)
“A lot of people say to me, “Why did you kill Christ?” “I dunno ... it was one of those parties, got out of hand, you know.” We killed him because he didn’t want to become a doctor, that’s why we killed him.”
—Lenny Bruce (1925–1966)
“I against my brother
I and my brother against our cousin
I, my brother and our cousin against the neighbors
All of us against the foreigner.”
—Bedouin Proverb. Quoted by Bruce Chatwin in “From the Notebooks,” ch. 30, The Songlines (1987)