Name: Ross
Gender: Male
Usage: Ross, of scottish-gaelic origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Ross are in general originating from Germany, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Ross is: Bluff or cliff, Promontory.
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Numerology of the first name Ross: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 8. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: ambitious, successful, realistic, powerful, authoritative, courageous, leading.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Leader, Visionary
Ruling planet: Saturn
Colors: Black, Purple
Gemstones: Ruby, Amethyst
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The name Ross is ranked on the 519th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 1143300 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.016% of the population. The name Ross has four characters. It means that it is relatively short-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Ross for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Ross is 20 April.
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History and Origin
Ross can be used as a given name, typically for males, but is also a typical family name for people of Scottish descent (Clan Ross). In this case the name is of Scottish origin. The family name can also be of German origin; in German, "Ross" or "Roß" means "horse".
Scottish and English: transferred use of the Scottish surname, which is the name of a large kindred that has played a major role in Scottish history. The kindred name appears to be derived ultimately from the Gaelic word ros headland.
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