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 [ 2 syll. ro-wan, row-an ] The girl name Rowan is also used as a boy name, and it is more frequently a boy name. It is pronounced ROWahN KEY. Rowan's language of origin is Celtic. It is predominantly used in English and Scottish. The meaning of Rowan is 'little ruddy one, little red-haired one'. Derived from the word ruadh which is of the meaning 'red'. See Rowan for more info. Forms of the name include the English names Roanna, Roanne, and Rowanne. See also the related form, the English, Dutch, French, German, and Scottish Roy. Rowan is a rather popular baby girl name, and it is also regarded as trendy. The name has been growing in popularity since the 2000s; prior to that, it was of only very modest use. Its usage peaked recently in 2007 with 0.034% of baby girls being named Rowan. It was #450 in rank then. In 2008, it ranked at #469 with a usage of 0.033%, and it was the most frequently used among all girl names in its family. In the last century Rowan has primarily been a boy name. In 2007, 16% more boys than girls were given the name Rowan. Baby names that sound like Rowan include the English Raena, the Slavic, Czech, English, German, Polish, and Russian Raina, the English Rainey, the English Raini, the English Rainie, the English Rainy, the Indian Rama, the Indian Ramaa, the name Ramah, the Arabic, Iranian, Kurdish, and Turkish Rana, the English, Hebrew, and Indian Rani, the English Ranna, the Arabic Ranya, the name Rawnie, the Slavic, English, and Yiddish Rayna, the English Reana, the English Reanna, the English Reannan, the English Reannen, and the English Reannon. KEY: Pronunciation for Rowan: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
