Name: Russell

Gender: Male

Usage: Russell is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.

People having the name Russell are in general originating from Australia, France, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America.

Variants: For another variant of the name Russell across the world, see Rousel.

Meaning: The meaning of the name Russell is: Little red one, Red head.

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Numerology of the first name Russell: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.

The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 7. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: spiritual, intelligent, analytical, reserved, knowledgeable, mysterious, intuitive.

Interpretation:
Qualities: Philosophical, Spiritual
Ruling planet: Neptune
Colors: Green
Gemstones: Moonstone

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The name Russell is ranked on the 471st position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.

We estimate that there are at least 1345400 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.019% of the population. The name Russell has seven characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.

The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Russell for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:

The name day of Russell is 18 December.

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Russell is a male given name, that originated from the surname Russell, which in turn derives from the Anglo-Norman russel (Old French rossel) "red-haired or red-skinned", from Anglo-Norman rus (Old French ros) "red hair color" or "reddish skin" and suffix -el Russell may be shortened to Russ or Rusty and is a nickname for someone with red hair.

Russell may refer to:


English: transferred use of the common surname, itself originally from the Old French nickname Rousel ‘little red one’ (a diminutive of rous red, from Latin russus). It is now widely used as a given name in its own right and may in some cases have been bestowed in honour of the philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872–1970), who was noted for his liberal agnostic views and his passionate championship of causes such as pacifism (in the First World War), free love, and nuclear disarmament. He was the grandson of the Victorian statesman Lord John Russell (1792–1878).

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