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Ross Macdonald

Updated: Jul 24, 2024 | 👁️ 7 Views | 🔊 15 Pronunciations

Gender: Male

Pronunciation: R AA S M AH K D AA N AH L D

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  • 1. Who is Ross Macdonald?
  • 2. Ross Macdonald Meaning
  • 3. Ross Macdonald Pronunciation Guide
  • 4. Record your pronunciation of Ross Macdonald
  • 5. Translations of Ross Macdonald
  • 6. Ross Name Popularity
  • 7. Ross popularity in U.S.
  • 8. Famous People with Name Ross Macdonald
  • 9. Ross Macdonald Name Poster
  • 10. Names similar to Ross Macdonald

Who is Ross Macdonald?

Ross Macdonald was the main pseudonym used by the American-Canadian writer of crime fiction Kenneth Millar. He is best known for his series of hardboiled novels set in Southern California and featuring private detective Lew Archer. Since the 1970s, Macdonald's works have received attention in academic circles for their psychological depth, sense of place, use of language, sophisticated imagery and integration of philosophy into genre fiction. Brought up in the province of Ontario, Canada, Macdonald eventually settled in the state of California, where he died in 1983.
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on May 1, 2024

Ross Macdonald Meaning

On the name Ross Macdonald, Ross means Red Haired, Headland, Red, Surname, Wood, Rose, Having a Big Heart.

The name Ross Macdonald is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a Last Name.

Ross is commonly found in United Kingdom, United States of America, Mexico, and 85 more countries.

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Ross Macdonald Pronunciation Guide

ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: R AA S M AH K D AA N AH L D

R: Pronounce as in "red" (R EH D)

AA: Pronounce as in "father" (AA F TH ER)

S: Pronounce as in "sit" (S IH T)

M: Pronounce as in "man" (M AE N)

AH: Pronounce as in "but" (B AH T)

K: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)

D: Pronounce as in "dog" (D AO G)

AA: Pronounce as in "father" (AA F TH ER)

N: Pronounce as in "no" (N OW)

AH: Pronounce as in "but" (B AH T)

L: Pronounce as in "let" (L EH T)

D: Pronounce as in "dog" (D AO G)

This pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET system, a phonetic notation developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) for speech recognition systems. Each ARPABET symbol corresponds to a distinct sound in English. For example, 'JH' represents the sound as in 'joke,' 'AA' represents the sound as in 'father,' and 'N' represents the sound as in 'no.'

The pronunciation guide was generated using the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, a public domain resource for phonetic pronunciations of words.

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Ross Name Popularity

At NamesLook, the name Ross is recorded 34,526 times globally, ranking it as the 1,909th most common name worldwide.

Ross is most prevalent in United Kingdom, with 14,827 occurrences, making it the 160th most popular name in the country.

In United Kingdom, the name Ross is found among 1 in every 37 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.

Ross Popularity by Country

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CountryRankFrequency
United Kingdom#1601 : 37
United States of America#7691 : 279
Mexico#7181 : 382
Ireland#1921 : 58
Italy#1,5871 : 854
South Africa#1,8061 : 2,097
Canada#5271 : 336
Peru#1,0511 : 1,076
Malaysia#2,1091 : 3,242
Bolivia#8031 : 689
Colombia#2,9751 : 2,931
Spain#2,4561 : 1,991
Singapore#1,5371 : 2,456
France#5,5601 : 5,982
Saudi Arabia#10,6621 : 13,267
United Arab Emirates#4,3731 : 6,031
Costa Rica#1,2161 : 908
Chile#2,9291 : 4,305
Netherlands#3,6721 : 2,831
Hong Kong#2,0391 : 3,190
Guatemala#1,8221 : 2,342
Iraq#11,5991 : 13,522
Philippines#1,2821 : 2,668
Nigeria#7,0511 : 13,178
Qatar#4,5981 : 7,537
Oman#8,2171 : 11,266
China#1,0641 : 2,648
Syrian Arab Republic#8,9271 : 10,439
Israel#6,8201 : 6,478
Kuwait#7,1681 : 12,682
Germany#6,9821 : 7,972
Algeria#16,3911 : 30,237
Morocco#17,5561 : 27,711
Egypt#39,2021 : 62,000
Palestine#8,0681 : 9,222
Panama#3,7131 : 6,482
Bangladesh#10,2631 : 16,712
Belgium#7,1921 : 9,958
Switzerland#4,9431 : 6,420
Cameroon#5,5751 : 15,251
Botswana#1,0781 : 3,144
Uruguay#2,6951 : 4,466
Argentina#4,6241 : 8,638
Bahrain#5,6861 : 10,965
Russia#13,0581 : 16,274
Czechia#2,1461 : 3,218
Turkey#23,6521 : 47,566
Taiwan#3,4061 : 9,972

List of countries the name Ross is rarely found

  • Denmark: 19 occurrences
  • Japan: 19 occurrences
  • Sudan:17 occurrences
  • Brunei Darussalam: 15 occurrences
  • Ghana:15 occurrences
  • Iran: 15 occurrences
  • Sweden: 15 occurrences
  • India: 14 occurrences
  • Finland: 12 occurrences
  • Tunisia:12 occurrences
  • Bulgaria: 11 occurrences
  • Libya:11 occurrences
  • Macao:11 occurrences
  • Brazil:10 occurrences
  • Greece: 10 occurrences
  • Mauritius:10 occurrences
  • Angola:9 occurrences
  • Austria:9 occurrences
  • Ecuador:9 occurrences
  • Jamaica:9 occurrences
  • Norway: 9 occurrences
  • Portugal:9 occurrences
  • Lebanon:8 occurrences
  • Luxembourg:8 occurrences
  • Jordan:7 occurrences
  • Poland: 7 occurrences
  • Yemen:6 occurrences
  • Afghanistan: 5 occurrences
  • Cyprus: 5 occurrences
  • Kazakhstan:4 occurrences
  • Namibia:4 occurrences
  • Estonia:3 occurrences
  • Malta:3 occurrences
  • Albania: 1 occurrences
  • Honduras:1 occurrences
  • Croatia: 1 occurrences
  • Hungary: 1 occurrences
  • Iceland:1 occurrences
  • Puerto Rico:1 occurrences
  • Turkmenistan:1 occurrences

Ross popularity in U.S.

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This chart displays the ranking of the name Ross from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.

Famous People with Name Ross Macdonald

  • Ross Macdonald is a Writer from US.

    Ross Macdonald was the main pseudonym used by the American-Canadian writer of crime fiction Kenneth Millar. He is best known for his series of hardboiled novels set in Southern California and featuring private detective Lew Archer. Since the 1970s, Macdonald's works have received attention in academic circles for their psychological depth, sense of place, use of language, sophisticated imagery and integration of philosophy into genre fiction. Brought up in the province of Ontario, Canada, Macdonald eventually settled in the state of California, where he died in 1983.

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