"Rousseau" meaning in English

See Rousseau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɹuːsəʊ/ [UK], /ɹuˈsoʊ/ [Canada, US] Forms: Rousseaus [plural]
Rhymes: -uːsəʊ Etymology: From French Rousseau. Originally a French nickname for someone with red hair, from roux (“redhead”). Doublet of Russell. Compare russel. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Rousseau}} French Rousseau, {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{doublet|en|Russell}} Doublet of Russell Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Rousseau (countable and uncountable, plural Rousseaus)
  1. (countable) A surname from French. Tags: countable Translations (surname): Rousseau (French), रूसो (rūso) (Marathi), Rousseau (Portuguese), Rousseau (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Rousseau-en-name-gVOdYfSv Categories (other): English surnames, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of 'surname': 96 4
  2. Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), Genevan philosopher. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: Rousseauan, Rousseauesque, Rousseauian, Rousseauism, Rousseauist, Rousseauvian, Rousselian
    Sense id: en-Rousseau-en-name-wYt8IvrC Categories (other): Individuals, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Philosophers Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 8 22 4 19 4 20 4 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 22 3 20 4 20 4 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Philosophers: 2 98

Inflected forms

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