Saussure

//səʊˈsjʊə// name

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  1. 1
    A surname from French.

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de saussure

Etymology

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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