ɐ pˈɑːpjʊlɚ stˈoːɹi ɐbˌaʊt ðɪ ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn ʌvðə nˈeɪm sˈɛd ðæt ðɪs plˈeɪs wʌz jˈuːzd baɪ bˌɑːlənˈeɪz pˈiːpəl æz dˈʌmp; dˈʌmp ɪn bˌɑːlənˈeɪz lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ wʌz "ɹˈʌskoʊ", ænd bɪkˈʌz ʌv ɪt ðɪs tˈaʊn nˈaʊ ɪz kˈɔːld pˈɑːɡɪˌoʊ ɹˈʌskoʊ.
A popular story about the origin of the name said that this place was used by bolognese people as dump; dump in bolognese language was "rusco", and because of it this town now is called Poggio Rusco.