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Summary
- No one named Bryce or Brice appears in the Bible, and the name has no Hebrew form.
- Bryce is a variant of Brice, from Bricius, probably a Gaulish name that may have meant “speckled.” The meanings “strength” and “swift” are not supported by name references.
- Saint Brice was brought up by Saint Martin of Tours and succeeded him as bishop in 397.
- Sulpicius Severus and Gregory of Tours describe a proud young cleric who, as bishop, was accused, driven out and sent to Rome, then returned to Tours and died in office in 444.
- His feast is on 13 November.
- Bryce has been among the 1,000 most common names for American boys every year since 1918, and reached 92nd place in 2000 and 2001.
Bibliography (Click to show)
- Behind the Name, “Bryce,” “Brice” and “Bryson,” with United States popularity figures from Social Security Administration data. https://www.behindthename.com/name/brice
- Sulpicius Severus, Dialogues, book 3, chapter 15, translated by Alexander Roberts, in Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, second series, vol. 11. https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/35033.htm
- Gregory of Tours, History of the Franks, book 2, chapter 1, translated by Earnest Brehaut (1916), Internet Medieval Sourcebook. https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/basis/gregory-hist.asp
- “Brice of Tours,” Wikipedia, on his dates, feast and iconography. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brice_of_Tours
