Rowan is a name for all genders, somewhat more commonly used for boys.
The name Rowan is not currently one of the fashionable names trending in the top 10 rankings, but it is still popular and common. Recently, it has consistently ranked among the top 1,000 most popular first names in the United States. It is currently #186 in the SmartGenius ranking.
Rowan is derived from the Irish name ‘Ruadhán’ which means ‘red-haired’ or ‘red-brown.’ The name is composed of two Irish words ‘ruadh’ meaning ‘red’ or ‘red-haired’ and ‘án’ meaning ‘one’. Rowan is connected with the idea of strength, protection, and courage.
In Irish folklore,... the rowan tree was believed to have protective powers and was often planted near homes to ward off evil.
Well, you might say, you probably figured that out yourself! But what you might not know is: The letter R is neither particularly common nor particularly rare as a first letter for given names: 4.8% of all common first names in the US begin with this letter. The most common initial letters of first names are A and J, while U and X are the least common initials of first names.
With five letters, the name Rowan is comparatively short. In fact, 17.0% of all common first names in the US consist of exactly five letters. Only 7% of all first names are even shorter, while 75% have more than five letters. On average, first names in the US (not counting hyphenated names) are 6.5 letters long. There are no significant differences between boys' and girls' names.
Thus, it follows that if 4.8% of all first names start with an R, this initial letter occurs more often than all 26 letters on average.
If your name is Rowan and someone asks after your name, you can of course just tell them what it is. But sometimes that isn't so easy - what if it's too loud, and you don't understand them well? Or what if the other person is so far away that you can see them but not hear them? In these situations, you can communicate your name in so many other ways: you call spell it, sign it, or even use a flag to wave it...
So that everyone really understands you when you have to spell the name Rowan, you can simply say:
Rocket
Orange
Windmill
Apple
Nut
Braille is made up of dots, which the blind and visually impaired can feel to read words.
Rowan
Rowan
Just use American Sign Language!
These flags are used for maritime communication - each flag represents a letter.
R
O
W
A
N
In the navy, sailors of two ships might wave flags to each other to send messages. A sailor holds two flags in specific positions to represent different letters.
R
O
W
A
N
In Morse code, letters and other characters are represented only by a series of short and long tones. For example, a short tone followed by a long tone stands for the letter A. Rowan sounds like this:
