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Help[Surname] Re: Pruce (from Prussia?) meaning?
in reply to a message by Paul
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'.
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Pruce could derive from the city Prusse, which modern name is Bursa a city in Turkey.
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