Rowan- girls or boys name?

[CarryOnDancing]

I love this as a girls name, and I know someone with it but DP is convinced it is only a boys name after only meeting male Rowans and will therefore not consider it for our bump.

Opinions on this and use of name please.

It's either but I prefer it for a girl. Go for it!

Both. I new a vile male Rowan (inherited his family small business empire, wanted to make his first million by the age of 21) and a really lovely female Rowan... so I prefer it for girls, but obviously I'm biased!

Some girls spell it Rowen too.

i only know girls

I know one boy called this, but thought the female version was Rowena. Knew one of these too, many moons ago.

Either.As a female Rowan the only downside is getting post adressed to Mr.

My Rowan tally other than self.

Female,one other
Male,two.

Rowan is top of the list for my imaginery dd3. I think it's really pretty for a girl and is pronounced row (rhymes with cow)-an

oh...and I'm scottish so that prob makes a difference - loads of girls called Rowan up here

It's definitely a 'both' name. We're using it as a middle name for our daughter due in January.

I see it as more of a boys name but have known a female Rowan too!

The only thing I would add is that it can also be a surname, so wouldn't use it unless your surname is an obvious surname.

CarryOnDancing -the shop sold posh wools, knitting stuff and gifts. Very girly so that might help your arguement.

Not sure if its still there actually but it was in Gloucester Green in Oxford

All your post (even my smear test reminder this year) is addressed to Mr.
Everyone always says 'But isn't that a boys name' or tries to pronounce it Rowanne, even though you have just said it to them as they think it sounds better that way.
In hospital they kept calling me by my middle name as they couldn't believe that it was my name, because its a boys name.

Having said that I love my name! I love that I am named after a tree (the mountain ash that grew in my parents driveway)
I get extra hassle as I worked in a call centre and refuse to make up a name to avoid the endless conversations.

I have a male cousin and a female friend at school called Rowan so 2 girls to 1 boy.