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Roan, Rohan, or Rowan?

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Fishpond · 09/04/2012 02:24

Which of the three would you prefer if you had to pick? (If you like none of these, I'd prefer you just didn't comment full stop Smile)

I know Rohan can have different pronunciations, I would most likely pronounce it as a combo of the other two. Roan with a very slight syllable separation I suppose.

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SleepyFergus · 02/06/2012 10:19

Sorry, OT should be 'or'

SleepyFergus · 02/06/2012 10:18

Roan to me says horse colour - sorry. Would pronounce Rhone.

Rohan, as somebody else said just reminds me of the shop and I would pronouce ro-hann.

Rowan - we know a little boy Rowan which is pronounced Ro-in (as in row a boat)
We also know a girl and it's pronounced Ro-in (as in have a row, argument)

Apparently Rowan is all in the pronounciation as to whether it's a girls OT boys name. For ref, both kids are Scottish, and one of the little boys parents is Irish.

Out of them all, Rowan is my fave. But personally, I prefer to steer clear of names that will cause confusion for the kid growing up (and adulthood) re pronunciation or spelling.

KatieMiddleton · 02/06/2012 10:08

Rohan for a boy, Rowan for a girl.

DS is a red head (not flame red but sandy) and our next will probably be red headed too and I'm considering Rohan for a boy. So far people have just been rude when I've mentioned it Hmm

babyblabber · 02/06/2012 10:01

i'm irish so rohan

Disneydreams · 01/06/2012 21:33

Rowan - def boys name and lovely IMO Smile

thegreylady · 01/06/2012 21:11

Rowan

Hopandaskip · 01/06/2012 21:01

my vote is Rohan with a silent h :)

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welovesausagedogs · 11/04/2012 20:08

Rowan, unless you are asian and then Rohan (with an asian accent this spelling sound really nice).

PeelingBells · 10/04/2012 01:07

Rohan

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laptopcomputer · 10/04/2012 00:28

Rowan Williams. Rowan Atkinson :) I always think of it as a boys name

laptopcomputer · 10/04/2012 00:26

Rowan. My cocker spaniel is roan. The man of Rohan are from Lord of the Rings.

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Fishpond · 10/04/2012 00:24

Thanks everyone for the great input! Puzzle go for Rohan for your LO middle name! I did see it's meaning in Indian and it's quite lovely.

I still like all of them but will probably nix Rowan since it's more popular for girls (also why I'm not using Quinn which I equally like). So now between Roan and Rohan, and I like both!! So hard this naming malarky.

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UniS · 09/04/2012 19:13

Rowan- like the tree, boys name round here, tho I have heard of it as a girls names else where.

Roan, I imagine would get mispronounced and misspelt. Rohan reminds me of travel trousers and again gets misspelt and said.

BuntyPenfold · 09/04/2012 19:09

Rowan, lovely name for a girl.

Rohan, for a boy.

mum47 · 09/04/2012 16:11

I like Ro-han but think of Rowan as a girl's name. Live in Scotland tho, where it is more likely to be pronounced Row-an, as in the tree.

TheSockPuppet · 09/04/2012 16:08

There was a boy in my ds's nursery called Roan (spelt like groan), and I loved the name :)

Ephiny · 09/04/2012 15:36

I much prefer Rowan

Maiziemonkey · 09/04/2012 11:36

Rowan

Janoschi · 09/04/2012 11:32

Roan pronounced as the colour is nice - think Gray, Scarlett etc. But I wouldn't automatically say Ro-an unless cued by you. I'd learn though so pick the one you like best :-)

FondleWithCare · 09/04/2012 11:25

Roan would get pronounced like groan without the g. Of the other two I prefer Rowan.

RustyBear · 09/04/2012 10:01

There's a Roan at the school I work at, but it's pronounced ro-an, not like the horse colour. I like Rowan, but I tend to think of it as a girls' name, probably due to reading too much Antonia Forest...

WithACherryOnTop · 09/04/2012 09:53

I love them all. I am particuarly fond of Rohan,when pronounced as Ro-Hann.Great name.That or Roan. I went to school with a lovely Roan.

Love Rowan too,but it's more popular.

You can't go wrong no matter what you choose imho.

BBQJuly · 09/04/2012 09:07

Rowan