Meaning & Story
Ross is a Scottish and English habitational surname derived from Scottish Gaelic ros meaning headland, promontory, or peninsula, referring to a geographic feature projecting into water. The name was also the clan name of the Scottish Clan Ross. As a given name it has been in use since the 19th century with a clean, no-fuss quality. For pets, Ross is one of those simply human names that works through complete, disarming straightforwardness.
Ross is a delightfully ordinary name for a male companion and that is precisely its charm. Named after a geographic headland, it carries a subtle rugged quality, the sense of something solid projecting confidently into open water, which actually suits a steadfast, reliable companion quite well. As a human name transferred to a pet, it creates that particular gentle comedy of a cat or dog who has clearly been assigned a name from the accountancy department. Reliable, decent, and genuinely likable in a way that requires no performance.