Rowan as a girl's name?

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In light of a recent thread about boys' names I am now feeling a little concerned that Rowan is seen as a boys name only. I am expecting DC3 who will be DD1 and have Rowan on my list of possible names.
I am nearly 38 weeks though so may be a little over sensitive ! The other name on the list is Darcy/Darcey (not sure to have the 'e' or not!).
Is Rowan a no for a girl?

I had Rowan picked for a girl. Sadly only ever had boys.
To me it is a girl's name. I KNOW it can be a boys' name, I know a couple and it suits them, but for me - she was going to be Rowan. Had to call me lovely boy something ele instaed.You go for it. None of this Rowena crap!

love the name for a girl, didn't even know it could be a boy's name!

I've always thought of it as a girl's name, and I love it!

Tis Policywonk's name so your dd will have to be well dressed and witty at all times!

Will someone PLEASE tell me which children's book about a school had a girl called Rowan in it? I do remember she was a great character - made me love the name Rowan for a girl...

An Antonia Forest female character is called this. I really like it.

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I thought it was just a boys name. I would certainly associate it with a boy rather than girl. It's nice-ish, nothing special though.

I think its considered a name for both.
You could make it spelt Rowanne then it's very clear, although I think it changes the pronounciation.
Personally I like Rowanne or Roanne alot more than just Rowan

I like the name - we know 2 boy Rowan's & 1 girl Rowan. DD does get confused by unisex names though!

Rowan Pelling, the journalist and former editor of The Erotic Review, is a woman and a damn cool one at that!

I think it's very pretty. The only association I have is Atkinson, which might be a point against, but otherwise I'd prefer it for a girl.

I know 2 boys called Rowan and one girl.

We know the girl best tho so I always think of it as a girls' name.

I think if a name is "wavering" it is better as a girls' name as it probably will become this in the end (eg Carol, Evelyn, Hilary, Beverley and then more recently names like Taylor, Morgan etc)

I think one of Brooke Sheilds' daughters is called Rowan. Lovely name. I rather prefer it for a girl than a boy.

I love the name Rowan, but without the W - so it'd be Roan.

Deemented Roan would have been DD3's name had she been a DS - we loved it too

I completely think of Rowan as a girls name. Possibly because the first (only?) person I've ever known with this name was a girl I went to school with. I think it's lovely.

and there's Rowan Williams

Rowan was a strong contender for dd2 through the pg and even for a while after she was born 4 wks ago.

We wanted a name that has an association with 'red' as dd1 is Ruby.

In the end we changed our minds because we didn't want the confusion that can occur when a name is unisex, so that if someone saw it written down they wouldn't know if it was a boy or girl, iyswim.

I still love it for a girl tho' and if you aren't bothered about this factor you should go with it.

Have been thinking about the name Roan loads today, and am seriously considering the name Roan Wynter if this one is a girl. What do you think?

Prefer it as a boy's name

the only rowan i know is female and i think it's lovely. DS has 2 Darcys in his class - one a girl and one a boy, so you're not safe there either!