Bruce

It's pure coincidence that Bruce is the name I'm listing here right after having listed Morris--to me these are both cat names, but that's not why they're listed together. Alright, on to Bruce. According to Ask Oxford, Bruce was originally a Norman baronial name. Behind the Name says that it comes from the place name Brieuse in France, but Ask Oxford says there are other candidates for the place the name its taken from. So I guess no one really knows for sure. The Bruces were a Norman family that became powerful in Scotland. A member of that family, Robert the Bruce, became King Robert I of Scotland and ruled from 1306 to 1329. If you've seen the movie Braveheart you are familiar with Robert the Bruce, but that movie is not historically accurate in many respects. Popularity-wise, Bruce is not used as much as it was in the mid 1900's, but is still far from rare. The famous include Bruce Willis, Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Lee, and of course, Bruce Wayne--the alter-ego of Batman. The Cat Connection: I've been acquainted with not one but two cats named Bruce. They were both huge. In fact, they were the largest domestic housecats I've ever seen. So if you want your new kitten to grow really large, feed him well and name him Bruce. It can't hurt.