Melrose.
A small town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5434).
Meaning & usage
A small town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5434).
A small town in South Australia.
A rural community of the City of Devonport and Kentish council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
A suburb of Wellington, Wellington region, New Zealand.
A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
A number of places in Canada: A community in Hastings County, Ontario.
A number of places in Canada: A community in Middlesex County, Ontario.
A number of places in Canada: A small community in Nova Scotia.
A number of places in Canada: A settlement in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
A number of places in Canada: A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador.
A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Oakland, California.
A number of places in the United States: A village in East Windsor, Connecticut.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Alachua County, Bradford County, Clay County and Putnam County, Florida.
A number of places in the United States: A small community in Monroe County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Maryland.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Stearns County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Sayreville borough, New Jersey.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Curry County, New Mexico.
A number of places in the United States: A hamlet in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of the Bronx, New York City.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Paulding County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Douglas County, Oregon.
A number of places in the United States: A village and town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Where this word comes from
From Scottish Gaelic maol (“bare, barren”) + ros (“promontory, headland”).
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