To: blam
what is a “bruce”? I always thought it was a coiffured guy who lithped.........
To: Vn_survivor_67-68
I always thought it was kind of a dumb title.
Donald the Duck makes more sense.
But I think “Bruce” means like “bearded one”, or somesuch.
I knew an Italian gal once and seems she was called “Maria the Bruce”.
11 posted on
07/20/2007 2:57:18 PM PDT by
djf
(Bush's legacy: Way more worried about Iraqs borders than our own!!! A once great nation... sad...)
To: Vn_survivor_67-68; blam; djf
Someone please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but placing "the" before the family name indicates he is the head of the family/clan/sept.
There were many with the surname Bruce, but Robert was THE Bruce.
13 posted on
07/20/2007 3:14:46 PM PDT by
Oratam
To: Vn_survivor_67-68
I may err, but as he was head of his clan or country, instead of calling him Robert Bruce, he was The Bruce. I assume this because the head of the MacDonald Clan was The MacDonald; head of the Campbell Clan was The Campbell, etc.
vaudine
34 posted on
07/20/2007 11:16:50 PM PDT by
vaudine
(RO)
To: Vn_survivor_67-68
36 posted on
07/20/2007 11:52:38 PM PDT by
Salamander
(And don't forget my Dog; fixed and consequent.......)
To: Vn_survivor_67-68
You’re thinking of Bruce Hardwood.
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