Ross

ross Roß English Alternative forms Scottish surname en Rosse Etymology As a Scottish surname, from several places such as Roose in Cumbria or Roos in Yorkshire, both from en gd ros promontory or a en cel-bry - parallel of its source such as cy rhos moor, heath. There were also several en nrf - families in Scotland who took their name from Rots in Calvados. Compare en Rose, en Rhodes. As an English surname, from Wrose in Shipley, with loss of initial w. As an English and en de - surname, from derivatives of the old en gem - root common in names gmw-pro *hrōþi fame. Compare en Rossell. As a en kw - surname, from several places in Cornwall deriving from kw ros heathland, related to the above Celtic word meaning "heath" or "promontory." See en Rouse. As a Jewish and German occupational surname for a breeder of horses, from the regional/poetic noun de Ross horse. en horse. Also as a Jewish surname, Americanized from en Rose. Pronunciation en /ɹɔs/ GenAm en /ɹɑs/ cot-caught en /ɹɒs/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Ross.wav Southern England en ɒs 1 Proper noun ~ es en Q908629 en en placenames en English and Scottish habitational Scottish Gaelic derived from any of several places of that name, from en gd ros headland. en Cornish en German < occupations en Q2043428 en male surnames early 19th century and later. en Jacob Sullum Why Trump Should Keep His Promise To Free Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Reason (magazine) Reason https://reason.com/2025/01/20/why-trump-should-keep-his-promise-to-free-silk-road-founder-ross-ulbricht/ 2025-01-20 In addition to many other things he has promised to do on his first day in office, Donald Trump has said he will free Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who is serving a life sentence in federal prison for connecting drug consumers with drug sellers. https://web.archive.org/web/20250422022326/https://reason.com/2025/01/20/why-trump-should-keep-his-promise-to-free-silk-road-founder-ross-ulbricht/ A placename en number of places c/USA: en ucomm co/Pope County s/Arkansas. en town co/Marin County s/California. en ucomm twp:Suf/Calumet co/Lake County s/Indiana. en ucomm co/Audubon County s/Iowa. en ucomm twp:Suf/Dieter co/Roseau County s/Minnesota. en minor city co/Mountrail County s/North Dakota. en twp/and/CDP therein, in co/Butler County s/Ohio. en minor city co/McLennan County s/Texas. en town co/Forest County s/Wisconsin. en ucomm town:pref/Liberty co/Vernon County s/Wisconsin. en A number of other <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, listed under Ross Township. en number of places c/UK en hamlet par/Middleton co/Northumberland cc/England OS grid ref NU1336. en coastal hamlet south of x/Kirkcudbright carea/Dumfries and Galloway cc/Scotland OS grid ref NX6444. List of United Kingdom locations: Ros-Rz#Ros en coastal locality near x/Burnmouth carea/Scottish Borders cc/Scotland OS grid ref NT9660. en village carea/Northern Midlands s/Tasmania c/Australia. en small town r:suf/West Coast isl/South Island c/New Zealand. NZ Topo Map en Ross Township en Ross County See also en Easter Ross New Ross Ross and Cromarty Ross County Ross Dependency Ross Island Ross-on-Wye Ross Sea Ross-shire Ross Township Rossville South Ross Wester Ross References Anagrams en orss RSOs SROs sors Alemannic German Etymology From gsw gmh ros horse, from gsw goh ros, goh hros horse, from gsw gmw-pro *hross horse. Noun n # Rössli horse gsw Pfärd Kawall Further reading 13120 gsw Equids Horses German Alternative forms de Roß pre-1996 Etymology From de gmh ros horse, from de goh ros, goh hros horse, from de gmw-pro *hross. Pronunciation de /ʁɔs/ de De-Ross.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de ɔs 1 de Ross Noun n,,e:^er ^chen,^lein,^erl,^al,^el de regional or higher register horse de Pferd de 1876 Richard Wagner Siegfried Act 3, Scene 3 ... Dort seh’ ich Grane, mein selig Roß: \ wie weidet er munter der mit mir schlief! \ Mit mir hat ihn Siegfried erweckt. — Richard Wagner, Siegfried, Dritter Aufzug, Dritte Szene. I see Grane there, my trusty steed: \ how happily he grazes, he who was asleep like me! \ Siegfried woke him along with me. 1914, His Majesty the Emperor of Germany Wilhelm II, An das Deutsche Volk de Wir werden uns wehren bis zum letzten Hauch von Mann und Roß We shall defend ourselves to the last breath of man and horse de https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2FZnh_bmIM 00:23 2001 46737339 Rammstein Rammstein Rein raus Mutter (album) Mutter Ich bin der Reiter / Du bist das Ross / Ich hab den Schlüssel / Du hast das Schloß / Die Tür geht auf / Ich trete ein / Das Leben kann so prachtvoll sein I am the rider / You are the horse / I have the key / You have the castle / The door opens / I enter / Life can be so gorgeous de regional pejorative stupid person, moron Usage notes Ross is a normal word for “horse”, alongside de Pferd, in many parts of southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. In northern and central Germany, Ross is perceived as being used in an elevated style, but even in a humoristic way. The plurals de Rosse and de Rösser are equally acceptable and roughly equally common, though the former is traditionally preferred in written standard German. Declension n,,e:^er Coordinate terms Derived terms de hohes Ross Dampfross Feuerross Kampfross Rosskastanie Rosskur Ross und Reiter Ross und Reiter nennen Schlachtross Stahlross Streitross Related terms de Walross originally from North Germanic See also de Einhufer, de Gaul, de Klepper, de Pferd, de Reitpferd Further reading de de Horses Hunsrik Etymology hrx :bor pt-BR:roça<id:clearing> + 1 countryside135 2 Pronunciation Noun f Rosse countryside References hrx Agriculture