Rousseau

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Rousseau

/ˈɹuːsəʊ/ UK
/ɹuˈsoʊ/ Canada, US

Rhymes with -uːsəʊ

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Rousseaus

countable A surname from French.
countable, uncountable Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), Genevan philosopher.

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Closest in meaning: jean-jacques rousseau, russo, gower, rusu, gerard, roseau, douanier, waldeck, essayist, philosopher, writer, thinker, intellectual, author, republican, democrat

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Español	Rousseau
中文	盧梭 /卢梭 Lúsuō
Português	Rousseau
Français	Rousseau

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@misc{rousseau_2026,
  title = {Rousseau},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rousseau},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}