Rowan how do you pronounce ?

[ichifanny]

I know it’s probably a regional thing just curious how people think this should be pronounced
Ro-an or Roww-Ann

I never realised there were different ways of pronouncing this depending on the part of the UK you're from. How fascinating! I've always assumed it was pronounced like the tree, so Row (boat)-en. My friend, called Rowan, is like this.

Yes just trying to weigh it up of it would annoy me too much of people pronounced it the other way .

Going to name our son this and pronounce in Row (boat) un!

I have a name that used to be unusual. It was mispronunced my whole childhood, until someone with the same name became famous, and now it's not an issue. The great thing is that the person in question is a few years younger than me, so I'm hoping people will assume I'm younger than I actually am

I'd say Row (as in boat)-an , but its a soft an iykwim and the emphasis is on the first syllable in the word. I've never heard anyone pronounce it as 'Row (as in argument)-an' ever, but I'm in Ireland so maybe that's why.

Row like an argument for a girl.
Row like a boat for a boy.

I say Row like an argument for the tree too.

Museum - I just looked it up, and it's the same split for the tree. Row (boat) in England, row (argument) in Scotland.

Scottish here and also the argument way

Row -ann

Row (boat) -un

pig - it is pronounced like the tree! - row ( have a ) - ann :-)

Scotland

Row-an

Row (your boat) for a boy and Row (argument) for a girl!

I would pronounce it the Scottish way for a girl and the Rowan Atkinson way from a boy.

And yes, the tree is also pronounced (have a) row-un! I've never heard it called a Rowan (Atkinson) tree. This is mad mental

I've never heard anyone pronounce it like argument. How interesting!

I don't live in Scotland though.

Row (as in arguement) Ann. I’m Scottish also.

Actually as bebebelge said row-un. Like the tree

Ro-an

This is DD's friend's name. She is lebanese/jordanian and they pronounce it Row (like the argument!) ann

This is my name, pronounced Ro-win! DHs Scottish family all say it Ra-wen!

Row (your boat) un

Love the name!

Row (like boat or bow) - en or Row(a)n (one syllable.)

I'm in Scotland and have a boy, Row (your boat)-an.

It's not the traditional way here (highlands) as our pronounciation would normally be female and Row(have an argument)-an is the male version.

But it was a family name and we stuck with the boat version for our DS.

It has not been an issue at all. I have maybe corrected a nursery or school teacher once on first meeting and that's it. And now that he is old enough to have an opinion, he says he doesn't care -answers to either. Personally I think this very mild alternative pronouciation is a non issue when it's otherwise a really easy name to spell. I did wonder if, with our pronouciation and him being a boy, we'd get asked if it was Rohan but this has never happened. I'm very happy with our name choice. Although he will forever be his baby-name Row-row to me!

Row-ann.