Russet

French
"reddish"

Russet Origin and Meaning

The name Russet is a girl's name meaning "reddish".

Russell has gone away, but the more feminine Russet may move in to take his place.

Russet in Pop Culture

  • Russet potatoes
  • Russeta dark brown color with a reddish,orange tinge, derived from a course cloth; associated with sorrow or grave seriousness. ("Henceforth my wooing mind shall be express'd / In russet yeas and honest kersey noes.") ,Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost, Act V, Scene 1