Rowan

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denisej · 20/03/2010 14:55

Just wondering which gender everyone thinks Rowan belongs to? My DH and I love the name but I would consider it a boy's name and he would think of it as a girl's name. He's all for picking the name for whatever we have! I currently have a DD and DS both with Irish names so any original ones of Irish origin (or names that have a similarity to Rowan) of either sex, that I may not have seen on here before, would also be most appreciated.
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pointydog · 20/03/2010 19:57

I think it's a name for either sex but I only love it for a girl. Don;t like it for a BOY AT all

mrsruffallo · 20/03/2010 19:46

I only like it as a girl's name

janeiteisFedUp · 20/03/2010 19:45

I love it as a boy's name (dd2 would have been it) but not for a girl.

boodleboot · 20/03/2010 19:44

Rowan is awesome....an also the name of the current archbishop of canterbury who is a thoroughly inspirational man to me.

Maggie00 · 20/03/2010 19:41

Rohan is Indian I think. Rowan is ... English ?

cece · 20/03/2010 16:54

Either but for a boy I prefer Rohan. (sp?)

littleoldme · 20/03/2010 16:53

I know a little boy called Rowan. fab name.

MiaWallace · 20/03/2010 16:51

I think Rowan sounds lovely for a boy. Sounds like the male version of Rowenna

dizzydixies · 20/03/2010 16:33

either tbh

if DD2 had been a boy she would have been Roan which is a nice alternative?

Maggie00 · 20/03/2010 16:31

I have a female relative called Rowan and there is Rowan Atkinson of course, so to me it seems unisex, but without making a unisexy statement iykwim. So good choice if that's what you're after.

I love Diarmuid Patrick or Clodagh Maeve if you're sticking with Irish.

OhDearYoda · 20/03/2010 15:08

I went to secondary school with a boy called Rowan, but when I spoke of him to my mum she assumed Rowan was a girl.

So I think it's quite an ambigious name that doesn't really 'belong' to either sex.

Saying that, I do really like it

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