As someone who likes Rowan very much for a girl, I would say without hesitation that Roan is all boy. I think the spelling makes a tremendous difference. (Similar to Reese/Rhys, Erin/Aaron, etc)
I just had to say that Roan is my #1 choice if our second is a BOY, so that is what I voted. I cringe when I hear it on a girl, because I love it so much for a son. I also prefer the Roan spelling because when it is used for girls it is usually spelled Rowan.
I'm struggling b/c I LOVE this name, but hear it to much for a girl now, for some reason Aaron/Erin is the only name that sounds alike/spelled different that I think works for both genders, once I hear a name on a girl, it's pretty much a girl name for me. I have other names that I think are ok, but I don't love them as much as I love Roan. Ahhhh, why does naming have to be soooo difficult and stressful!
Iam struggling with the same thing. I had Roan picked out for my second, since my first ds was born. I always said Weston and Roan would make perfect brothers. Now, I will be TTC in September and Rowan has been popping up everywhere for girls, even in a movie preview my dh and I saw. I know that Roan is more for the boys, and it is the spelling that I have liked all along, but I am having a hard time convincing myself AND my dh that it is ok to use even though it has become unisex. I still really love it over all other names. That is why I have been on here so much trying to find somthing I love just as much for a boy. It hasn't happened yet. Maybe I'll convince dh.
Actually, Rowan and Roan are equally acceptable anglicized spellings of the Irish Gaelic name ruadhan -- "Ruadh" meaning red, and the Irish suffix "an" meaning little. So either Rowan or Roan means "little red one".
Actually, both Roan and Rowan (and Rohan for that matter) are variations of Ruadhan, a name from Gaelic mythology meaning "red" or "little redhead." There are undoubtedly similar names in other languages, as is often the case, but this is the name and meaning the OP is considering.
The spelling Rowan is also used in English to refer to the rowan tree, and that's why this is often unisex (as many nature names are).
To the OP: As to the question at hand, although I agree Rowan is unisex and actually don't mind it on a girl as much as I once did, I would still assume Rowan was a boy's name at first glance. The spellings Roan and Rohan are all-boy in my mind, however (although I slightly prefer Rohan simply because Roan would often be pronounced as one syllable -- like the word "loan" -- with anyone unfamiliar with the name).
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I voted boy because of the spelling. When I see Roan I think boy, when I see Rowan I think girl.
Dawn
Iam struggling with the same thing. I had Roan picked out for my second, since my first ds was born. I always said Weston and Roan would make perfect brothers. Now, I will be TTC in September and Rowan has been popping up everywhere for girls, even in a movie preview my dh and I saw. I know that Roan is more for the boys, and it is the spelling that I have liked all along, but I am having a hard time convincing myself AND my dh that it is ok to use even though it has become unisex. I still really love it over all other names. That is why I have been on here so much trying to find somthing I love just as much for a boy. It hasn't happened yet. Maybe I'll convince dh.
Michelle
Roan and Rowan are two different names
Actually, Rowan and Roan are equally acceptable anglicized spellings of the Irish Gaelic name ruadhan -- "Ruadh" meaning red, and the Irish suffix "an" meaning little. So either Rowan or Roan means "little red one".
For a girl, the name Rowan more often derives
Actually, both Roan and Rowan (and Rohan for that matter) are variations of Ruadhan, a name from Gaelic mythology meaning "red" or "little redhead." There are undoubtedly similar names in other languages, as is often the case, but this is the name and meaning the OP is considering.
The spelling Rowan is also used in English to refer to the rowan tree, and that's why this is often unisex (as many nature names are).
To the OP:
As to the question at hand, although I agree Rowan is unisex and actually don't mind it on a girl as much as I once did, I would still assume Rowan was a boy's name at first glance. The spellings Roan and Rohan are all-boy in my mind, however (although I slightly prefer Rohan simply because Roan would often be pronounced as one syllable -- like the word "loan" -- with anyone unfamiliar with the name).
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I was wondering how everyone does pronounce this name. I pronounce Roan as one syllable, like r + own. I pronounce Rowan as two syllables: row-un.
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