Rousseau
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See also: rousseau
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French Rousseau. Originally a French nickname for someone with red hair, from roux (“redhead”). Doublet of Russell. Compare russel.
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Proper noun[edit]
Rousseau (countable and uncountable, plural Rousseaus)
- (countable) A surname from French.
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), Swiss philosopher.
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Further reading[edit]
Rousseau (surname) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From rousseau, a nickname for someone with red hair, from roux (“redhead”) + -eau. Cognate to English Russell.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Rousseau ?
- a surname
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Genevan philosopher)
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French Rousseau.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Rousseau m or f by sense
- a surname from French
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher
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