melroseEtymologyFrom Scottish Gaelic maol (“bare, barren”) + ros (“promontory, headland”).melrose means A small town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5434). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.nameA 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.nounhoney of roses, a mixture formerly used in gargles and lotions