Rousseau

See also: rousseau

English

Etymology

From French Rousseau. Originally a French nickname for someone with red hair, from roux (“redhead”). Doublet of Russell. Compare russel.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹuːsəʊ/
  • (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ɹuˈsoʊ/

Proper noun

Rousseau (countable and uncountable, plural Rousseaus)

  1. (countable) A surname from French.
  2. Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), Swiss philosopher.

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French

Etymology

From rousseau, a nickname for someone with red hair, from roux (“redhead”) +‎ -eau. Cognate to English Russell.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʁu.so/
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Rousseau ?

  1. a surname
  2. Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Genevan philosopher)

Derived terms
  • rousseauesque
  • rousseauiser
  • rousseauisme
  • rousseauiste
  • roussisme
  • roussiste

Descendants
  • English: Rousseau
  • Spanish: Rousseau

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French Rousseau.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ruˈso/ [ruˈso]
  • Rhymes: -o

Proper noun

Rousseau m or f by sense

  1. a surname from French
  2. Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher
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