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Saussure.

A surname from French.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/səʊˈsjʊə/Received-Pronunciation/-ˈsjɔː/Received-Pronunciation/-ˈsjyə/Received-Pronunciation/soʊˈsjʊɹ/General-American
  1. A surname from French.

Where this word comes from

From the French surname of Norman origin, from Saussay, Eure-et-Loir, in France. This placename is from Medieval Latin Salcetum, from earlier Salictum, from earlier Salcidum, a suffixed form of Latin salix (“willow”), common in placenames.

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