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Definition:
Russell is an English, Scottish, and Irish Patronymic Nickname derived from the common Anglo-Norman-French given name Rousel, meaning a person with red hair (Chester & Robb, p.567). English, Scottish and Irish variations are Russel, Roussell, Rowsell, Russill. Cognates include (1) French: Roussel, Rouxel, Leroussel, Rousseaux, Lerousseau; (2) Italian: Rosselli, Rossiello, Russello; (3) Catalan: Rossell. Patronymic variations include: Rouselet, Rousselin, Rousselot, and Rosselini.