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Oppose - Mais Oui! was correct to move this. It is no longer called Ross-shire, a linguistic absurdity comparable to Cornwallshire or Northumberlandshire; Ross is the historical name of this ancient comital province, Ross was the product of a past tendency/desire to anglicize Scottish placenames, and has even produced a culture concept known to academics as ""Scotlandshire""; the area is now officially called ""Ross and Cromarty"" (strangely, as Cromarty is in Easter Ross). Ross-shire certainly is not the most common name, as was claimed above, but I'll admit usage does survive among people who've had grown accustomed to using it. Ross-shire should be a redirect to either Ross(! what is wrong with Ross (disambiguation)), Ross (area) or Ross and Cromarty. - "