&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Barone_LoRusso_di_Mistri.jpg) Coat of arms of Lo Russo family | |
| Pronunciation | Italian: [ˈrusso] Sicilian: [ˈrʊssʊ] |
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| Language(s) | Italian, Neapolitan, Sicilian |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Latin |
| Meaning | "red haired" "russian" |
| Region of origin | Southern Italy |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Lorusso Larussa |
| Variant form(s) | Russi De Russi De Russo Lo Russo La Russa Russolillo Russomanno Russumando |
| Related names | Rossi Rosso |
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Russo is a common Southern Italian and Sicilian surname. It is the Southern counterpart of Rossi and comes from a nickname indicating red hair or beard, from russo, russë and russu, from Late Latin russus or rubius, Classical Latin rubeus, "red".[1][2]
- ^ a b De Felice, Emidio (1988). Dizionario dei cognomi italiani [Dictionary of Italian Surnames] (in Italian). Milan: Mondadori. pp. 216–217. ISBN 88-04-35449-6.
- ^ Alinei, Mario; Benozzo, Francesco (2017). Dizionario etimologico-semantico dei cognomi italiani [Etymological-Semantic Dictionary of Italian Surnames]. Savona: PM edizioni. pp. 116–117. ISBN 978-88-99565-44-2.