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Meaning

The name Russell has the following meaning:

One with red hair and red skin.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Russell is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 347 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Russell fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 28 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 434 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Russell in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Russell is pronounced as russ-ul

Origins

Russell originates from the French language.
See other suggested French boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Russell and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Russell: Boys - Dennis, Elige, Regis, Roy, Girls - Celine, Rochelle, Both genders - Garnet

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Russell: Roussell, Rusel, Rusell, Rush, Russ (English), Russel (English), Russelle, Ruste, Rusten, Rustie, Rustin, Ruston, Rusty, Rustyn

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Russell are: Russ, Rusty

Style

We think the name Russell should fall under the following style category: Classics.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Russell to be: Considerate, quiet and honest

In one word, you might describe Russell as a(n) "considerate" person.

See other "considerate" names for boys.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Russell (or its variants) are:

Russell Ira Crowe , born on 7 April, a famous actor. Russell Ira Crowe 's background: An Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning Australian actor.

Russell Alexander Alger, born on 27 February, a famous politician. Russell Alexander Alger's background: A Governor and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan and also U.S. Secretary of War during the Presidential adminisration of William McKinley.

Russell Alan Hulse , born on 28 November, a famous physicist. Russell Alan Hulse 's background: An American physicist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics, shared with his thesis advisor Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr., 'for the discovery of a new type of pulsar, a discovery that has opened up new possibilities for the study of gravitation'. He was a specialist in the pulsar studies and gravitational waves.
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