# Bruce

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bɹuːs/ · frequency rank #4,004

## Definitions
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.
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## Etymology
From a Norman place name, Brix, of disputed meaning.

## Easily confused with
- **buck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruce-vs-buck)
- **bruh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruce-vs-bruh)
- **bute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruce-vs-bute)
- **bruv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruce-vs-bruv)
- **brut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruce-vs-brut)
- **brush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruce-vs-brush)
- **Bruno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruce-vs-bruno)
- **brute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruce-vs-brute)
- **brunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruce-vs-brunt)
- **Bruni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruce-vs-bruni)
- **brunch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruce-vs-brunch)
- **Brunei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruce-vs-brunei)
- **bruise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruce-vs-bruise)
- **Bruges** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruce-vs-bruges)
- **brutes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruce-vs-brutes)
- **BCE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bce-vs-bruce)
- **bru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bru-vs-bruce)
- **blue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blue-vs-bruce)
- **bree** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bree-vs-bruce)
- **brie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brie-vs-bruce)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bbruce`, `brcue`, `brruce`, `brucce`, `bruec`, `burce`, `rbuce`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bruce