David Bruce suna daidai ne kuma yawanci yana nufin sunan mutum. Ba shi da ma’anar ƙamus a al’adance, domin ba kalma ce da ma’anar da aka yarda da ita ba ce. Sir David Bruce (1855-1931), kwararre a fannin ilimin halittu kuma masanin ilimin halitta dan kasar Scotland wanda ya gano sanadin cutar trypanosomiasis na Afirka (cutar barci). wanda ke cikin yankin ruwan inabi na Sonoma Valley na California, mai suna bayan wanda ya kafa ta, Bruce Markham, wanda sunan dansa ya yi wahayi zuwa gare shi, David. Ma'ana ko mahimmancin kalmar "David Bruce" zai dogara ne akan mahallin da aka yi amfani da shi.