Meaning: Little red one in Irish; also the rowan tree
The story
Rowan can come from Irish Ruadhán or independently refer to the rowan tree in English. The two histories share a distant color root, but remain separate naming routes.
Also means
What Rowan means in its other languages.
- Englishrowan tree
Nicknames
- Ro
- Row
Spellings & variants
- Ruadhán
- Rowen
- Roan
Popularity
One of the 100 most popular names in the US.
Similar position in the latest US rankings
Style
- Nature
- Modern
- Soft
- Surname-style
Origins
Rowan comes from Irish and English.
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