Rowan, opinions?

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Do you prefer it for a boy or girl? Also, general thoughts?

Really like Rowan, sounds very feminine to me

I prefer if for a boy but it's also cute for a girl.

I know a male Rowan but I think it's beautiful for a girl.

I picture an auburn haired, freckled little nature lover. Gorgeous.

I like it a lot. It was on my boy's list.

DS1 is Rowan, so I love it obviously.

"Rohan" is a waterproof jacket and "Roan" surely rhymes with moan/loan?

It's nice enough (if a bit wet) when the row is pronounced as in row your boat. Awful when pronounced like row as in argument.

Like it for both, one of the few genuinely unisex names as another PP said.

Rohan is a completely different name, you pronounce the h. Roan isn't a name. And it's always pronounced Roe-an, what the hell is Row-an and where do people come up with this stuff!??

Scotland.

I loved Rowan for my DD but was vetoed by my Ex and my brother asked whether I meant like mr bean or the Archbishop of Canterbury :/ ...... turns out my DD had a male Rowan in her class at primary school so I was relieved I didn't use it in the end

Love it for a boy but I do have a ds called it so am biased! He is an older teen. DS never really mentioned the Mr Bean association but funny enough ds did enjoy Mr Bean, but you used to hear the name used as a surname back then too on Heartbeat (Nick Rowan). Also similar was Ronan- Ronan Keating.
Not so keen on it as a girls name though, probably because of ds and I can hear dp in my head winding ds up by saying Rowanne .

I really like it - I have some beautiful rowan trees in my garden! I would have thought it was a boy's name.

I have a Rowan, suits him very well. Nobody has ever mentioned Mr. Bean!