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Rowan?

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noideawithboysnames · 17/05/2018 18:34

Came across this today and looking for opinions please?

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flowery · 17/05/2018 20:50

DS1 is Rowan. Love it!

Violetparis · 17/05/2018 20:49

Like it for a girl I meant to say.

Violetparis · 17/05/2018 20:49

I like it, does make me think of The Wicker Man film.

JumpingFrogs · 17/05/2018 20:48

I know a female Rowan who's in her late 50s. To me it will always be a girls name. I think its beautiful for a girl but because of that it seems rather effeminate for a boy. Not generally keen on unisex names !

Rudgie47 · 17/05/2018 20:46

Love it,my favourite name.

Raspberry88 · 17/05/2018 20:43

Erm sorry...it's not a unisex name. It's a male name that people now use for girls too.

stephiewoo · 17/05/2018 20:39

My eldest daughter (21) is Rowan 😊

pinkhorse · 17/05/2018 20:35

Makes me think of Mr Bean

TempsPerdu · 17/05/2018 20:31

Love it, one of DD’s middle names is Rowan. We almost used it as her first name, but I started overthinking the unisex thing. Love the nature connection, and it’s one of the few names that works equally well for both sexes imo.

daisypond · 17/05/2018 20:24

I like it for a girl, but not for a boy .

DramaAlpaca · 17/05/2018 20:21

It's OK. It's better on a boy.

Makinglists · 17/05/2018 20:20

It was on our final short list for Ds2. I Loved it but Dh was a bit lukewarm about it otherwise we would have a Rowan now.

BrazzleDazzleDay · 17/05/2018 20:19

I know a male and female rowan.

Infact when I started nursery and for a few years after I insisted I wanted to be called Rowan

bridgetreilly · 17/05/2018 20:16

I like it for a girl, not so much for a boy.

LastNightsMakeUp · 17/05/2018 20:12

Love it

albazavi · 17/05/2018 19:51

We have a 2 and a half week old Rowan (boy). We love it - unusual but people have heard of it and have had lots of positive comments on his name. His brother calls him RowRow which is cute.

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noideawithboysnames · 17/05/2018 19:30

Oh I see-Row like the boat!

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deptfordgirl · 17/05/2018 19:29

I love it, especially for a boy. It was on my shortlist if my daughter had been a son.

SleepForTheWeek · 17/05/2018 19:27

@noideawithboysnames but row like 'row your boat ' or 'I had a row with DH' ?

kalinkafoxtrot45 · 17/05/2018 19:21

Lovely name :)

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noideawithboysnames · 17/05/2018 19:20

Mixed responses! I know it’s unisex but it seems more masculine to me somehow. I pronounce it more like Row-un I guess Sleep

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lecossaise · 17/05/2018 19:11

It just makes me picture Mr Bean.

spiderlight · 17/05/2018 19:06

I love it. Regretted not using it for DS and would have used it for any future children if I'd got the chance (girl or boy)

Madratlady · 17/05/2018 19:04

I like it as a girl name. I know a Rowan and she's a lovely child.

Spanneroo · 17/05/2018 19:03

It's lovely. We'd have used it if either DD had been a DS

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