Bruce
noun
1.
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
2.
King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329)
Origin
From a Norman place name, Brix, of disputed meaning.
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