Ross
Ross is a boy name of Scottish origin, meaning From the headland.
What Ross means
From the headland.
Ross is short — 4 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Ross comes from
Scottish names draw on both Gaelic and Scots, and many began as clan or place names before becoming personal ones.
Ross is recorded as Scottish in origin. Browse other Scottish names.
How popular is Ross?
Ross is not in the current top 100 boy names we track. In practice that means a child called Ross is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Ross
Two ideas meet in Ross: Earth and Ocean. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Ross
These share Ross's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Brody — From the muddy place.
- Glen — From the valley.
- Gordon — From the great hill.
- Graham — Gravelly homestead.
- Logan — From the little hollow.
- Riku — Land; sky.
- Ronan — Little seal.
- Adrian — Of the dark sea.
- Caspian — Of the Caspian Sea.
- Daichi — Great land; great wisdom.
- Dimitri — Follower of Demeter; of the earth.
- Kai — The sea.
More Scottish names
- Paisley — Church; a swirling pattern.
- Stuart — Steward; keeper of the house.
- Mungo — Dear friend.
- Monroe — From the mouth of the river.
- Malcolm — Devotee of Saint Columba.
- Maisy — Pearl; child of light.
- Logan — From the little hollow.
- Lennox — With many elm trees.
- Lachlan — From the land of lakes.
- Knox — From the round hill.