Etymology

Reuss

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Today it means: A river in Switzerland, spanning from its source in Uri to its mouth in Aargau. Full definition →

Middle High German (alt)riusse
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  1. Middle High German · derived from(alt)riusse
  2. English todayReuss

German surname for a cobbler, from the obsolete Middle High German (alt)riusse. Also from the noun Russe (“Russian”). For the river see Reuss below.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.