Ròs: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Ròs – Meaning: rose (the flower) – Origin: Scottish Gaelic – Gender: Girl


Ròs is a Scottish Gaelic girl's name meaning “rose (the flower)”. It appears in our list of 200+ Celtic Baby Boy Names With a Mystical Edge.

Meaning & Origin of Ròs

Meaning: Rose (the flower).

Origin: Scottish Gaelic.

A common claim: Headland, promontory Actually: This gloss fits the unaccented Gaelic word 'ros' used in place names (Ross, Kinross), not the accented given name 'Ròs,' which conventionally represents 'rose' (the flower).

Popularity of Ròs

Ròs doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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