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How would you pronounce the name Rohan?

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DitaVonCheese · 17/03/2011 22:46

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AnayaLa · 10/06/2014 08:50

So silly. The name Rohan did not originate with the Lord of the Rings! This is like saying that anyone named Mariah was named after Mariah Carey when in fact Mariah was a biblical character.

Rohan has both Sanskrit/Hindi and Irish/Gaelic origins, the Sanskrit meaning is "one who takes the higher path" or "one who rises, ascends or achieves great heights."

AnayaLa · 10/06/2014 08:48

So silly. This is like saying that anyone named Mariah was named after Mariah Carey when in fact Mariah was a biblical character.

Rohan has both Sanskrit/Hindi and Irish/Gaelic origins, the Sanskrit meaning is "one who takes the higher path" or " on who rises, ascends or achieves great heights."

CointreauVersial · 20/03/2011 01:06

Oh, so you did Maryz! I didn't mean to speed-read past ignore your post. Accept my humblest apologies. Smile

nooka · 19/03/2011 20:42

I'd assume that the parents were Lord of the Rings fans and pronounce Ro-han (like ham).

ilythia · 19/03/2011 19:26

Doesn't matter how you spell it or how you want it to be pronounced. Some fucker will always make up their own way.

Maryz · 19/03/2011 19:09

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CointreauVersial · 19/03/2011 17:06

Aaah Squeak - thank you for explaining that!!

That corresponds exactly with the ancestry and pronounciation of the two Rohans that I know.

squeak2392 · 19/03/2011 15:54

Indian pn Ro-han, Irish Rowan.

However, I much prefer the Irish pn, and would think Ro-han stupid on anyone not Indian.

SoupDragon · 19/03/2011 14:41

I think the Rohans I know are all of non-white ancestry (for want of a better way to put it)

SoupDragon · 19/03/2011 14:39

Row han

kerrymumbles · 19/03/2011 14:38

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Tuschinski · 19/03/2011 14:37

Rowan, as in Rowan Atkinson.

hilltop666 · 18/03/2011 22:13

Really like this name it on our list I would be pronouncing it Ro-an, we are Irish so I think this is the Irish pronounciation. Didn't realise there was an Indian version.

FreakoidOrganisoid · 18/03/2011 12:21

I know two Rohans, both are Row-Han

Mum2Pea · 18/03/2011 12:19

I love this name! personally would pronounce it as Ro-han or Row-han.

I have a question related to this name which i planned to post!

When you say you would pronounce it Ro-Han
do you mean Han as is rhyming with Ham/Pram or
Han as in rhyming with pun/gun

I am indian and we are considering the name for a mixed race DS but are concerned it would be pronounced with a harsh A (like ham) rather than a soft a (like the middle a of Adam)

thanks!

meditrina · 18/03/2011 07:22

I know a female adult with this name, pronounced "Rowan".

For the outdoor clothes, I say "Row-han".

So it might be the sort of name when you frequently have to correct pronunciation. Would that bother you?

AmandaCooper · 18/03/2011 07:17

I would pronounce it as they do in Lord of the Rings. I've never heard of it as a name though.

wobblyweeble82 · 18/03/2011 07:12

Roe-an. Lovely name btw.

CointreauVersial · 18/03/2011 00:30

I know two Rohans.

One (adult) is pronounced Rowan.

One (child) is Ro-han.

I prefer the first, tbh.

BonzoDooDah · 18/03/2011 00:26

Oh and most definately Ro-Han

BonzoDooDah · 18/03/2011 00:25

Careful if you're using it as a name - there are the Riders of Rohan in Lord of the Rings and it's also an outdoor clothing shop - a posh one though.

NotaMopsa · 18/03/2011 00:06

Row Han

lovely!

Maryz · 17/03/2011 23:52

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GrimmaTheNome · 17/03/2011 23:36

I think I'd mean to say Ro-han but in practice it would tend to sound like Rowan.

Greenwing · 17/03/2011 23:33

Like Rowan

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