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Ross

Pronunciation: /ɹɔs/

The English word “Ross” has 7 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Pope County, Arkansas.
  2. An unincorporated community in Calumet Township, Lake County, Indiana.
  3. An unincorporated community in Audubon County, Iowa.
  4. An unincorporated community in Dieter Township, Roseau County, Minnesota.
  5. A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Ross Township.
  6. A coastal hamlet south of Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX6444).
  7. A coastal locality near Burnmouth, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9660).

Etymology

* As a Scottish surname, from several places such as Roose in Cumbria or Roos in Yorkshire, both from Scottish Gaelic ros (“promontory”) or a Brythonic parallel of its source such as Welsh rhos (“moor, heath”). There were also several Norman families in Scotland who took their name from Rots in Calvados. Compare Rose, Rhodes. * As an English surname, from Wrose in Shipley, with loss of initial w.…

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