Russell
English
Etymology
From Middle English Russel, from Anglo-Norman Russel. Doublet of Rousseau/Roussel. Equivalent to russel.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Russell
- An English, Scottish and Irish surname transferred from the nickname from the Norman nickname for someone with red hair.
- A male given name transferred from the surname. Diminutive: Russ.
- A placename:
- A number of places in the United States:
- A small town in White County, Arkansas.
- An unincorporated community in Costilla County, Colorado.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Barrow County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Lake County, Illinois.
- A minor city in Lucas County, Iowa.
- A city, the county seat of Russell County, Kansas.
- A home rule-class city in Greenup County, Kentucky.
- A neighbourhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
- A minor city in Lyon County, Minnesota.
- A town in St. Lawrence County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Bottineau County, North Dakota.
- A township in Geauga County, Ohio.
- A neighbourhood of Portland, Oregon.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Warren County, Pennsylvania.
- A town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in Chimney Rock, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.
- A township and village therein, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell, eastern Ontario, Canada.
- An urban community in the Municipality of Russell – Binscarth, Manitoba, Canada.
- A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, containing government offices.
- A small town in the Far North District of Northland, New Zealand. [1]
- Ellipsis of Russell County.
- A number of places in the United States:
Derived terms
- County of Russell
- Hertzsprung-Russell
- Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
- Russell County
- United Counties of Prescott and Russell
Descendants
- → Translingual: russelianus
- → French: Russell
References
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Russell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Forebears
Middle English
References
- “Russell”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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