Rowan for a girl..?

[claudib]

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I didn't actually even think they were the same name either. Rowan being the tree and Rowena means fair or something

What about Rowanne? Would that make it chavvy?

I was at school with a female Rowan - suited her down to the ground (or roots!!). Go for it!

I know a girl called Rowan too.
I love it

prefer it for a Boy, tbh

a friend had a dd called Rowan - my only point was that it was continually being mispronounced and it really wound her up - she said 'Rowan' like 'Cow-anne', whereas most people read it and called her 'rohen'

I had a hairdresser called Rowan....SHE was absolutely gorgeous.

My cousin has a female Rowan, I think its beautiful!

It's a lovely name

Wow, you really feel strongly about this one tmmj?

claudib, I think its very pretty

Rowan pronounced Cow-anne is how a lot of Scottish people say the name of the tree.

My dd would have been Rowan if my filthy, mean promise breaking dp hadn't backed out of a deal he made in 1975 when we were romantically discussing our possible future children's names on the West Sands in St Andrews. He was outrageous enough to suggest that he couldn't be expected to remember every conversation we have had over the previous 20 years.....

Actually, it's not Cow-anne - it's more Cow-en

DH's cousin has a daughter called Rowan - I thought she was a boy for quite a long time (before I met her obviously) and had not heard of it for a girl but I think it's nice

If it's good enough for Antonia Forest...

Although her fictional Rowan Marlow did have a younger sister called Lawrence now I come to think of it.

I think it's gorgeous - didn't make it onto our list because dsil is Rowena.

Speaking from experience

It is lovely but

You may get jokes about comedians.
You will get lots of letters addressed to Mr.
It will be mis-spelt in 50% of your birtday cards - Roan, Roanne ,Rowanne,Ruanne etc etc.

I've always been puzzled by Lawrence. the mother was half French wasn't she? Is Lawrence a French girl's name?

I love the name. And in this day and age, where it seems ANYTHING goes, who cares whether it's for a boy or a girl? As long as you both like it, then you tell people what your child is called.
For goodness sake, in a world of Tigers and Peaches and FifiTrixibelle's, at least it sounds normal, boy or girl!

Seeker - no, there were loads of Lawrence (& Nicholas) Marlow forebears & they decided to use the name despite having a dd. Cf 'The Player's Boy' & 'The Players & the Rebels'.

I like Rowan for boy or girl. But pmsl at tmms!

where do i find the statistics, that you found mrs wolf, i seem to only be able to find the top 100 names in the uk for 2007.

thanks

love it for a girl. Not at all for a boy, though.

Fairly popular for girls in Scotland and I have never come across a male Scottish Rowan.

Promounced Row (to rhyme with cow) an.

No matter how many times you post it, janitor, you are wrong

It's strong and beautiful for a girl but wet and weedy for a boy.

I did consider it