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Re: Typical question, sorry!!!!
I don't think anyone here will think this was a typical question, Rohan -- you do have an unusual name. In fact, I'll bet Daividh (with his Celtic heritage) would be the first to tackle this one if he was on-line right now.I've found two possible meanings:1. "Rohan" is an English variation of the Sanskrit name "Rohana", which means "the sandalwood tree". If you're into incense-burning, then you might want to make sandlewood incense your personal choice on account of your name. :)2. "Rohan" is an Irish surname used as a first name, and is probably derived from the Irish word "ruadhan" meaning "red". "Rohan" may also be a variant of the name "Rowan" -- after the rowan tree (a.k.a. the mountain ash) which is commonly found in Scotland. I'll bet Daividh's seen a lot of those rowans in his wanderings thru the olde country. :)-- Nanaea
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Actually, this is the kind of question that makes me grit my teeth in frustration, because I could probably answer it quickly if my reference books weren't all packed.Rohan was, of course, "the Horse Country", the grassland kingdom of the horsemen in "The Lord of the Rings". I think Tolkien explained the source of this name in his fascinating volume of personal letters as a minor duchy or some such landholding in royalist France, and that he picked it up simply because he liked the sound. There was a "Comte de Rohan" or similar, I think, so it has some prior usage as part of a name.There are rowan trees in Scotland? Not in my auntie's parlor, or pub car parks, or the other places I frequent there. I'll have to look harder next time.
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