It's my uncle's name. I really like it. I would definitely consider it if it weren't already used in our close family and if it worked with our last name.
DD born 10/10/07 * DS born 11/25/11 * #3 due 3/9/2015
Love it. Strong, masculine and underused. It was on my short list.
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I dated a super hot football player named Bruce in uni so I don't see it as stodgy or elderly at all. DH suggested it once because he thinks it's a strong, manly name and was very disappointed I have an ex named Bruce.
My only real connection is Bruce Smith the Buffalo Bills player, whenever he attends a home game the whole crowd goes nuts and chants BBBBBBRRRRRUUUCCCEEEE in a deep voice, so I tend to do that in my head when I hear it. Totally random association and not a bad association however.
Not a bad association at all. Go Bills!
Anyway, it's a family name for me. It sounds a little dated, but I like it.
Re: Bruce
I can't picture the name Bruce on an infant or toddler.
TTC 10/11. IUI 2/12. BFP 3/8/12. 4/26/12 missed mc. RE consult 5/17/12. IVF #1 ER 7/13/12 53R, 41M ICSIed, 32F, 8 5d, 6 6d blasts - all PGD/frozen. PGD results 1 normal M and 1 normal F, 1 maybe M. FET 9/6, transferred 1 F embie. Beta 9/15 BFN. FET#2 planned for 11/2012 put off until 2013. Surprise BFP 11/21/12!! My son was born on 7/24/13!
Bruce makes me think of Bruce the Moose. But that might be because I am from Maine and went to camp one too many times.
It is definitely not a name that I would consider.
Not a fan. It's bulky to me.
It is just one of those names that when I say it I get an unflattering picture in my mind of the person it belongs to like Agnes or Hilda or Fergus.
I think I just found out why they named Bruce the shark in Finding Nemo, Bruce. The 3 mechanical sharks in Jaws were nicknamed Bruce.
Bruce and Abram are the only remaining names on our short list. I lean more toward Bruce.
This is exactly how I feel, it is a very unattractive name to me.
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Not a bad association at all. Go Bills!
Anyway, it's a family name for me. It sounds a little dated, but I like it.
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