Montrose

M3O1N1T1R1O1S1E1

proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Montross

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A coastal resort town in Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO7157).
  3. A rural locality in Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.
  4. A rural locality in Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.
  5. An area of Dublin, Ireland, where the television station RTÉ broadcasts.
  6. A town in Guyana.
  7. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, also known as Sibley City.
    2. A home rule municipality and city, the county seat of Montrose County, Colorado.
    3. A small city in Lee County, Iowa.
    4. A minor city in South Dakota.
  8. A Scottish dukedom.

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaelicmoine“moor”
  2. EnglishMontrose

From Scottish Gaelic moine (“moor”) + rois (“peninsula”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 蒙特羅斯 /蒙特罗斯
  • 蒙特羅斯 /蒙特罗斯 (Méngtèluósī)Translations
Scottish Gaelic Monadh Rois
  • Monadh RoisTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Montrose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Montrose

MLA

“Montrose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Montrose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Montrose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Montrose.

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