Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

russell

/ˈɹʌsəl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables: rus-sell
IPA: /ˈɹʌsəl/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

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An English, Scottish and Irish surname transferred from the nickname from the Norman nickname for someone with red hair.

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A male given name transferred from the surname; diminutive form Russ.

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Russel, from Anglo-Norman Russel. Doublet of Rousseau/Roussel. Equivalent to russel.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: Russel

Inflected Forms

Roussel (alternative) Rowsell (alternative) Russel (alternative)

Derived Forms

Russellian Russellite

Phrases

County of Russell Frege-Russell logic Hertzsprung-Russell Hertzsprung-Russell diagram Mount Russell Russell County Russell Falls Russell Lea

Homonyms

Russel rustle

Rhymes With

muscle hustle russel bustle mussel rustle tussle trussell bussell fussell mussell justle

Questions

How do you pronounce russell?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹʌsəl/.
What does russell mean?: An English, Scottish and Irish surname transferred from the nickname from the Norman nickname for someone with red hair.
Where does russell come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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