Rousseau
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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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[edit]Rousseau (countable and uncountable, plural Rousseaus)
- (countable) A surname from French.
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), Swiss philosopher.
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[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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[edit]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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