Russell
Meaning: Its source is Rousel, an Old French name meaning "Little red."
Origin: "Rousel."
Languages: This boy's name is used in English.
Nicknames: Russ
Alternative Spellings: Russel
Source Forms: Rousel
Popularity: The name Russell ranked 320th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 82nd in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name makes a strong showing in state popularity data of the 1960s, but makes few (if any) appearances on lists compiled after that period.
Narrative: This name might have referred to ruddy skin or to reddish hair.
Arts and Music
- Russell Bridges
- Leon Russell (see list of Nicknames of Musicians)
- Russell Myers (born 1938)
American cartoonist.
- Broom Hilda (see list of Cartoonists)
Miscellaneous
- Russell E. Train
- 1991 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
Science and Philosophy
- Russell A. Hulse
American physicist who helped discover a binary pulsar.
- 1993 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, with Joseph H. Taylor (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
- Russell L. Schweickart
NASA astronaut.
- Astronaut on Apollo 9 (1969) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
Sports
- Russell Maryland
American football player.
- 1991 National Football League number-one draft pick (see list of Football #1 Draft Picks)
- 1990 Outland Trophy winner (see list of Outland Trophy Winners)
Stage and Screen
- Russell Huxtable
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Earle Hyman (see list of Characters on ''The Cosby Show'')
- Russell Johnson
American actor.
- Portrayed The Professor, Roy Hinkley (see list of Actors on ''Gilligan's Island'')
The Literary World
- Russell Baker (born 1925)
American journalist and author.
- 1979 Pulitzer Prize winner for Commentary (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary)
- 1983 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Biography/Autobiography, for Growing Up (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography)
- Russell Carollo
- 1998 Pulitzer Prize winner for National Reporting, with Jeff Nesmith (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting)
- Russell Faraday
Fictional character.
- Another name for Russell Flagg in Stephen King''s novel The Stand (see list of Characters in The Stand)
- Russell Freedman
- 1988 Newbery Medal winner, for Lincoln: A Photobiography (see list of Newbery Medal Winners)
- Russell Jones
- 1957 Pulitzer Prize winner for International Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting)
- Russell Blaine Nye
- 1945 Pulitzer Prize winner for Biography/Autobiography, for George Bancroft: Brahmin Rebel (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography)
- Russell D. Owens
- 1930 Pulitzer Prize winner for Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Reporting)
Teasing Nicknames:
- Crusty
- Rissole
- Russ Pus
- Barney Rubble (from the TV cartoon show "The Flintstones")
- Rustic
- Hustle
- Russell the Muscle
- Blunderbuss
- Truss
- Russell the Love Muscle
- Rusty
- Bustle
- Brussel Sprouts
- Rarsehole
- Rascal
- Rubble
Meaning: Its source is Rousel, an Old French name meaning "Little red."
Origin: "Rousel."
Popularity: The name Russell ranked 4204th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.
This name is usually reserved for boys. In part, it may owe its position on the US Census popularity list to incorrectly filled-out census forms.
Narrative: This name might have referred to ruddy skin or to red hair.
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- Russell on Google
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