Russell (given name)

Russell is a male given name that originated from the surname Russell, which in turn derives from the French name russel (Old Norse rossel) "red-haired or red-skinned", from rus (Old Norse ros) "red hair color" or "reddish skin" and the suffix -el.[1] Russell may be shortened to Russ or Rush; the latter is also a nickname for someone with red hair.

Notable people with the name include:

People

Fiction

  • Russell Bell, character in the television series The Wire
  • Russell Varon, the main character of the television series Invasion
  • Russell (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy), character in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
  • Russell Edgington, character in True Blood
  • Russell Hammond, a main character in the film Almost Famous.
  • Russell, character in the television series Happy Tree Friends
  • Russell Wright, the title character from the Canadian animated series King
  • Russell, one of the main characters from the 2009 Disney movie Up
  • Russell the Muscly Kangaroo, from the Hooley Dooleys

See also

References

  1. Cottle, Basil (1967), "Russell", Penguin Dictionary of Surnames, Baltimore: Penguin Books
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