Message: "Pruce (from Prussia?) meaning?"

Pruce (from Prussia?) meaning?

by Paul (guest)

1/27/2010, 9:26 AM

I believe this may have something to do, with one from Prussia?

If so what is the meaning of Prussia?

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- Marc (picard) +1

1/27/2010, 10:31 AM

Pruce is an English name. It's a variant of Prouse/Prowse which comes from Old French prous 'valiant, doughty'. It has nothing to do with Prussia which apparently comes from Lithuanian prut 'pond, lake'.

- lily25

3/29/2010, 4:31 AM

Pruce could derive from the city Prusse, which modern name is Bursa a city in Turkey.

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