Baby girl name spelling

[Wishingtobemum94]

I am am having a little girl in June I loveeee the name Rowan for a girl however my husband does not like the W lol so we could go for spelling 'roan' tho I don't want people to pronounce it wrong I still want it to sound like ro-an, how would you say 'roan'?

please don’t do it - she will have a lifetime of telling people her name and how to spell it.

Roan will be pronounced Ro-Anne or Roy-Anne

Roan to me would rhyme with Rome and bone. I think if you go for Rowan, which is a lovely name, you do need the w. I'm sure dh will come round to the w when he realizes it will make things easier for your daughter.

Why not the W ?
Roan I would pronounce rhyming with loan.
Roanne is another girls name associated with a tree do you like it?
silly suggestion- tell him you are now fixed on a different tree name such as Myrtle. Maybe Roman will look more appealing
More sensible suggestion change to
a nice tree name like Juniper

Not that I am saying Rowan isn’t. I like it as a name

Nope, i’d read Roan and pronounce it to rhyme with Bone.

What is the problem with W?

Roan is a colour used to describe various animals including horses and Guinea pigs. Rowan is a beautiful name

Roan is a boy's name.

Exactly !!! your proving my point everyone will pronounce it differently and not Rowan which is what the op is after.

I think if he doesn’t like the W in Rowan he actually doesn’t like the name

I would also rhyme it with bone, like loan with an r

Roan is a word already and it rhymes with bone. You can't just decide that letters are pronounced some random way when it doesn't follow rules of the English language. There is nothing in the oa diagraph that would allow for an o-a pronunciation without adding other letters. You might get the sound if you spelt it Roanne but then the stress would be on the last syllable. If you like the name Rowan spell it properly or choose a different name.

Roan is not an alternative spelling for Rowan it's a different word/name. Like others have said it rhymes with bone or loan.

Roan is an actual word that already exists op - and it's pronunciation is to rhyme with bone. It is not pronounced 'Ro-an'.

If you want baby to be called Rowan, call them Rowan. If you want them to be called Roan, call them Roan. Just don't call them Roan and then be upset when everyone around you pronounces Roan correctly!

Another vote for the Rowan spelling. Roan rhymes with moan

Like pp, my first thought is that roan is a colour of a horse’s coat. Guinea pigs too it seems. It’s not actually my favourite colour, I prefer dun but you don’t want to call her that. Incidentally, dun, in French, is Isabelle, which is a girls name. But I’m missing the point… sorry

Roan will be pronounced to rhyme with bone.

Is it a Ro-Ann pronounciation you are looking for? Maybe it’s just my accent (Scottish) but I pronounce the W in Rowan so it wouldn’t be spelled without. I would pronounce Rowan - Row (like an argument)-in. Agreed as PP above that Roan would rhyme with bone.

Find a name you can agree on rather than spelling one wrong!

I also immediately spring to roan being a horse colour. It rhymes with moan. Rowen, like the tree, is pronounced closer to to desired sound. I work with a male Rowen and have never seen anyone struggle with his name (huge organisation).

If Rowan is off the table you could try Rohan - although you'll get a mix of it being pronounced Ro-an and Ro-han. Or Roanne, but the emphasis would be on the 'anne'.

Both sound far nearer Rowan than Roan though.

Rohan is a boy's name in some cultures so I wouldn't pick it for a girl personally.

Rohan is a boy's name in some cultures so I wouldn't pick it for a girl personally

No, neither would I tbh. BUT if the choice was between Rohan or Roan (and then constantly telling people they must pronounce Roan incorrectly) I'd definitely go with Rohan as the lesser of two evils!

I agree with this. Roan is a colour of animal hair.

I would pronounce it roan like moan

Thank you everyone for your replies 🤣 my name is a complicated Irish spelling so I guess I should of known better, Rowan is looking more likely but don't think il know for sure til i see her 🤗

Whilst I like the name, isn’t Rowan a boys name? How about Rhian or Rowena