Bruyère
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Bruyère is a French name (the word bruyère means heather
in French or a place where heather growths, brugière derives from it)
The family name
Bruyère may refer to:
Heather (disambiguation)
Heather is the common name for various plants:*The heather family, or Ericaceae, particularly:**Common heather or ling, Calluna vulgaris**Various species of the genus Erica**Various species of the genus CassiopeHeather may also refer to:...
in French or a place where heather growths, brugière derives from it)
The family name
Family name
A family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...
Bruyère may refer to:
- Bernard Bruyère (1879 - 1971), French Egyptologist
- Élisabeth BruyèreÉlisabeth BruyèreÉlisabeth Bruyère or Bruguier was the founder of the Sisters of Charity of Bytown and opened the first hospital there and the first bilingual school in Ontario....
or Bruguier (1818-1876), the Canadian founder of the Sisters of Charity of Bytown - Joseph BruyèreJoseph BruyèreJoseph Bruyere or Bruyère is a former Belgian cyclist.- Major wins :1969197119721974- Tour de France :*1970 - 50st*1971 - 60st*1972 - 26st; winner of 19th stage*1974 - 21st...
(1948), a former Belgian cyclist - Francesco BruyereFrancesco BruyereFrancesco Bruyere is an Italian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
(1980), an Italian judoka - Jean de La BruyèreJean de La BruyèreJean de La Bruyère was a French essayist and moralist.-Ancestry:He was born in Paris, not, as was once thought, at Dourdan in 1645...
(1645 – 1696), French essayist and moralist, also known for his writing skills shown in his "The Characters, or the Manners of the Age, with The Characters of Theophrastus"
See also
- BruyèresBruyèresBruyères is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.The town built up around a castle built on a hill in the locality in the 6th century. It was the birthplace of Jean Lurçat, in 1892.-History:...
- La Bruyère
- BruguièreBruguièreBruguière is a surname and may refer to:*Jean-Louis Bruguière, French judge.*Jean Guillaume Bruguière , French physician, zoologist, diplomat.*Francis Bruguière , American photographer....