Names That Mean Russet

Roux, a color name meaning russet or reddish brown, is a possible middle name for your little auburn-haired babe, though a post-Hunger Games child would more likely be called Rue. Roux is also a culinary term for a mixture of fat and flour used in French cooking to make sauces.

Roux

Roux is the name of the dashing Johnny Depp character in <em>Chocolat</em>.  Roux is French from a Latin word meaning russet or brownish red; it's also a cooking term for a mixture of flour and butter that forms the foundation of many gravies or sauces.  Most of today's children with this name, pronounced roo, will actually spell it Rue, for the female character in <em>The Hunger Games</em>.

Names That Mean Russet

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