Rowan

Rowan \ro-wan, row-an\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Rowan is sometimes used as a nicknames for girl name. Its pronunciation is ROWahN in English ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Rowan: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Rowan?

Rowan is largely used in the English and Irish languages, and its origin is Celtic. The name is of the meaning little ruddy one, little red-haired one. The name is derived from the surname, itself Anglicized from the Irish Gaelic nickname Ruadhán meaning 'little red-haired one' and of the Gaelic 'ruadh' (red). It could also be from the English vocabulary word for the rowan plant, which is itself of Scandinavian origin. The name was borne by two Irish saints in the 5th and 6th centuries, and was therefore widely adopted in Ireland. It was later taken up by English speakers in the 20th century. Rowan has 13 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Other versions used in English consist of Roane name, nicknames for Rohan, Rowe name popularity, Rowie name, Rowin name, Rowney pronounciation, what does the name Rowon mean, short names for Rowun, and meaning of Rowyn. The variant spellings name Roan and Rowen name popularity are other English forms. Ruadhan meaning and origin (Irish) and Ruadhán pronounciation (Irish) are foreign variants of Rowan. See also the related form, name Roy meaning (English, Dutch, French, German, and Scottish). Rowan is fairly popular as a baby name for boys, and it can also be considered trendy. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1990s; before that, it was of very light use only. At the modest height of its usage in 2010, 0.047% of baby boys were given the name Rowan. Its ranking then was #327. Within all boy names in its group, Rowan was the most popular in 2010. Rowan was more widely used than the next most popular name, nicknames for Rohan, by 99% in that year. Rowan has in the past century been predominantly given to baby boys. In 2009, 48% more baby boys than girls were given the name Rowan.

A famous person named Rowan is Actor, Rowan Atkinson, born 6 January 1955, Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

List of baby names that sound like Rowan:

Rohun meaning, Rollon meaning (Spanish), Rowun meaning, Raaheim pronounciation, meaning of Raam (Hebrew), Racham pronounciation (Hebrew), Raemon definition, short names for Raemonn, Rahaeim definition, Raham meaning and origin (English and Hebrew), Rahan pronounciation, name Rahane origin, name Raheam, nicknames for Raheem (Arabic and English), name Raheim, name Rahiem, meaning of Rahim (Arabic, English, and Iranian), name Rahime, Rahma name popularity, and baby name Rahmahn.

The baby name Rowan fun facts:

The name Rowan in reverse order is "Nawor".

The numerological value of the name Rowan is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Rowan?

Rowan is in the top names in USA.