Help!! Rowen or Freya?

[scubastevie]

I'm an awful mind changer. I change my mind about everything!! We had decided on Rowen for our baby girl but a friend recently mentioned it in a sort of I-don't-like-that-name sort of way. This is precisely why we didn't want to tell anyone as I don't want anyone poo-pooing it. So we also like Freya but it is so popular (no.25). So, do you like Rowen? Do you like Freya? Am I being silly about popularity (how many Freya's do you know?) any alternative suggestions please?? Thank you!!

[SchroSawMargeryDaw]

Freja is top of our list so I would probably say that I prefer Freya best. :)

Love Rowan though, it's a great name and also quite close to the top of our list. :o

[lifesobeautiful]

I knew a stunning girl called Rowen - who ended up a model - so I've always liked it! Go for it.

[sausageandorangepickle]

I know RowAn both as a boys and girls name.

I wondered if OP and maybe others had the -en ending in mind because of welsh names that have -wyn endings for the male version and -wen for the female (e.g. Gwyn/Gwen)

So in that case no-one would have a -an ending, all the boys would be Rowyn, and the girls Rowen!

[RiaOverTheRainbow]

Both are lovely. For me Freya's only downside is it's popularity, and Rowan's is the ow/oe pronunciation (I prefer ow).