Bruce

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Bruce is a male given name and a family name . Bruce is the English form of the Norman village of Brix . The family name comes from Sir Robert de Brus, a Norman knight who with the Conqueror William to England came and his son Robert in Scotland by David I for Lord of Annandale was appointed. He was the founder of Clan Bruce . The family also includes the 5th Lord of Annandale, Robert de Brus, who unsuccessfully raised claims to the Scottish throne in 1291, and his grandson of the same name, who fought for independence from Scotland together with William Wallace and was King of from 1306 to 1329 Scotland was. The family motto is Fuimus ("We have been").

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and as a fictional person:

  • Bruce, great white shark from the animated film Finding Nemo
  • Bruce Wayne, alter ego of the comic book hero Batman

family name

Bruce is the name of a British noble family:

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  • Vicki Bruce (* 1953), British psychologist and university professor
  • Virginia Bruce (1910–1982), American actress and singer

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alan Bold: Scottish Tartans . Pitkin Pictorials, London 1978, ISBN 0-85372-245-5 ( Pitkin "Pride of Britain" Books ).