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Rowan/Rohan pronunciation

by Sarah Helen (guest)

12/10/2004, 7:17 PM

Can the name Rowan be spelt as Rohan or are they completely different pronunciations and names? Are there other alternatives?

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- Anthony (guest) +3

12/10/2004, 7:51 PM

ro-WAN and ro-HAN are how I pronounce the anmes so I can see the spellings being used for the other name.

- morgan (guest) +2

12/11/2004, 4:51 PM

Rohan , Ruadhan , Ruan are all gaelic spellings of Rowan and all pronounced ROEin. Outside North America Rohan is a common spelling far more associated with the irish than hindi name. Infact in australia i know several Rohan(ROEin) and not one Rohan(ROE-han). This is also the case in the british isles.

- Elinor (guest)

12/13/2004, 7:49 AM

Ruadhan is pronounced ROO-awn, but still very similar. I've often heard Rohan pronounced as ROE-in as well.

- Anthony

12/11/2004, 10:18 PM

I live in Australia and have onyl ever heard Roahn as ro-han, but hey maybe thats just my area.

- Miranda (Randee15) +1

12/10/2004, 7:54 PM

They're completely different names

Click on these hyperlinks: Rohan, Rowan

As for pronunciation, I suppose in some accents they'd be the same. But in North America, they're pronounced very differently: Rowan's RO-an, while Rohan's RO-hawn.

Robin, Rolan / Roland, Roman, Ronen, Rónán (Ronan), Roshan, Rowland, and Roydon could be alternatives.

Miranda

- Lauren B (guest)

12/11/2004, 10:31 AM

I've heard of Rohan as an alternate legitimate spelling of Rowan (pronounced the same), in several books, but I would be tempted to pronounce it RO-han, in light of the LOTR series.

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