Bunce

Bunce

Bunce is an English surname used by:

*Che Bunce, an ex-New Zealand All White (national representative soccer player).
*Frank Bunce, an ex-New Zealand All Black (national representative rugby player).

In fiction:
*Bunce is one of the surnames of hobbits in "The Lord of the Rings".

Other:
*Bunce is a term of accounting slang, relating to an excess or unnecessary financial provision.

ee also

*Bunce Island


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  • Bunce — ist der Name folgender Personen: Che Bunce (* 1975), neuseeländischer Fußballspieler Stuart Bunce (* 1971), britischer Filmschauspieler Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezei …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • bunce — unce n. a sudden unexpected piece of good fortune. Syn: windfall, gravy, godsend. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bunce — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Patronyme Bunce est un nom de famille notamment porté par : Che Bunce (1975 ), footballeur néo zélandais ; Frank Bunce (1962 ), joueur de rugby… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Bunce — This unusual and interesting surname is of Old French and Anglo Saxon origin, and has two possible sources, each with its own derivation and meaning. Firstly, it may be Norman French, and derives from a nickname for a good person, from the Old… …   Surnames reference

  • bunce — n British money or profit. A word dating from the 19th century and almost obsolete by the 1960s, except among street traders and the London underworld. In the late 1980s the word was revived by middle class users such as alternative comedi ans in …   Contemporary slang

  • Bunce Island — (also spelled Bence, Bense, or Bance at different periods) is the site of an 18th century British slave castle in the Republic of Sierra Leone in West Africa.Located about 20 miles upriver from Sierra Leone s capital city of Freetown, Bunce… …   Wikipedia

  • Bunce Court School — New Herrlingen School at Bunce Court (formerly Landschulheim Herrlingen) Main building at Bunce Court Location Otterden …   Wikipedia

  • Bunce Island — Vorlage:Infobox Insel/Wartung/Fläche fehltVorlage:Infobox Insel/Wartung/Höhe fehlt Bunce Island Bunce Island, 1726 Gewässer …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Bunce —    Land so called in the parish of St. Peter the Less, which Wm. de Ver, Bishop of Hereford, held and gave to the Convent of St. Osith s, 1192 (Ane. Deeds, A. 2383).    Not further identified …   Dictionary of London

  • bunce — n. bonanza, something which brings rich rewards, sudden occurrence that brings good fortune; windfall, unexpected good fortune, godsend; money (Slang) …   English contemporary dictionary

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