"Rousseau" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɹuːsəʊ/ [UK], /ɹuˈsoʊ/ [Canada, US] Forms: Rousseaus [plural]
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, {{l|en|nickname}} nickname, {{m|fr|roux|t=redhead}} roux (“redhead”), {{doublet|en|Russell}} Doublet of Russell, {{m|en|russel}} russel Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Rousseau (countable and uncountable, plural Rousseaus)
  1. (countable) A surname from French. Tags: countable Translations (surname): Rousseau (French), Rousseau (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Rousseau-en-name-gVOdYfSv Categories (other): English surnames Disambiguation of 'surname': 89 11
  2. Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), Swiss philosopher. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Individuals Derived forms: Rousseauan, Rousseauesque, Rousseauian, Rousseauism, Rousseauist, Rousseauvian, Rousselian
    Sense id: en-Rousseau-en-name-Z5~97rND Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Philosophers Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 82 Disambiguation of Philosophers: 5 95

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