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Nick Ross. Nicholas David Ross[ 1] CBE (born 7 August 1947) is a British radio and television presenter. During the 1980s and 1990s he was one of the most ubiquitous of British broadcasters but is best known for hosting the BBC Television programme Crimewatch, [ 2] which he left in 2007 after 23 years. [ 3] He has subsequently filmed a series ...
William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper and record executive. [ 1] An influential figure in modern hip hop music, Rick Ross has become known for his "booming" vocal performance, "larger than life" persona, and vivid lyrical imagery. His lyrics form the hardships of street life ...
Ross is an English-language name derived from Gaelic, most commonly used in Scotland. It is also the name of a county in the highland area (Ross and Cromarty). It can be used as a given name, typically for males, but is also a typical family name for people of Scottish descent ( Clan Ross ). Derived from the Gaelic for a "promontory" or "headland".
Rosie is a feminine given name of English origin. [ 1] It is a diminutive form of the English language given name Rose, which is of Latin origin. [ 2] Similar diminutives in other languages include: Rosa becoming Rosita in Spanish, and Ruža becoming Ružica in Slavic languages. Rosie is a nickname for names such as Rosalie, Rosemary, Roseanne ...
Rose is a female given name. It is a late Latin name derived from rosa, meaning "rose". Variants are Rosa, Rosario, Rosie, Rosalba, Rosalie, Rosalia, Rosina, Rosaria, Rosalyn and Rosalina. Similar names are Rosanna and Rosamunde. It may be a short form of Rosemary, Roseanne and Rosemond .
The most common theory about the origins of Russians is the Germanic version. The name Rus ', like the Proto-Finnic name for Sweden (*Ruotsi), supposed to be descended from an Old Norse term for "the men who row" (rods-) as rowing was the main method of navigating the rivers of Eastern Europe, and that it could be linked to the Swedish coastal area of Roslagen or Roden, as it was known in ...
The Name of the Rose (Italian: Il nome della rosa [il ˈnoːme della ˈrɔːza]) is the 1980 debut novel by Italian author Umberto Eco. It is a historical murder mystery set in an Italian monastery in the year 1327, and an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fiction, biblical analysis, medieval studies, and literary theory.
Freeway Ricky Ross. Ricky Donnell " Freeway Rick " Ross (born January 26, 1960) [ 1] is an American author and former drug lord best known for the drug empire he established in Los Angeles, California, in the early to mid 1980s. [ 2] He was sentenced to life in prison, though the sentence was shortened on appeal and Ross was released in 2009.