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Rowan - is it unisex and does it matter?

27 replies

Kezmond · 16/03/2011 20:37

Hi there, your help needed please!

We are having our first child and it's a boy. I wanted to call him William after my dad but my other half is keen to call him something a little more unusual. We've found it really hard to agree on a name, and after getting close with Zachary, Joseph and Harvey we've settled on Rowan - my partner thinks it's a lovely gentle sounding name, we liked the natural connection to the tree and also the irish heritage (our families are irish).

So his full name would be: Rowan William Sutcliffe

A few of my friends have intimated that it's now more trendy as a girls name - does this matter?

Any views welcome! I am due next week so the clock is ticking ha ha!

Kx

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ebbandflow · 16/03/2011 20:41

Tbh I really thought it was a girls name, best wishes for next week!

Onion1968 · 16/03/2011 20:40

I know a lad called Rowan and he is the loveliest, most well mannered young man. He is also gorgeous.....!! He's the son of one of our suppliers at work.
Maybe I am not being objective :o !!
If I heard the name I would associate it with a boy.