Russel
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- [ RUS-əl ]
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Variant of RUSSELL.
 | RUSSELL male English From a surname which meant "little red one" in French. A notable bearer of the surname was the agnostic British philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), who wrote on many subjects including logic, epistemology and mathematics. He was also a political activist for causes such as pacifism and women's rights. | |||||||||||||||||||