Hello Nameberries, we need help with the spelling of our baby boy’s name: we originally thought [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] and we are sticking with the sound- we have been calling him this, but we know several girls with the name and we don’t like this. We are considering [name_u]Rohan[/name_u] or Roen. Any thoughts would be helpful and appreciated- I am afraid Roen looks weird and ‘made up’ but that [name_u]Rohan[/name_u] looks abrasive and also, it can be pronounced both with the ‘h’ or without so there is the possibility of pronunciation issues. I’ve looked at it too much and lost objectivity… thank you for the feedback!
I like [name_u]Rohan[/name_u] better of the two. The Roen spelling is weird to me, don’t like it. Have you thought of [name_u]Roan[/name_u]? That spelling looks more appealing.
Roen or [name_u]Roan[/name_u] would be my pick. I actually really love the simplified look! I know a [name_u]Rohan[/name_u] who pronounces his name with the H, and so it would not be my first instinct to pronounce it as [name_u]Rowan[/name_u].
Good luck!
Thank you- the problem with [name_u]Roan[/name_u] is that it’s a word, a color of horse, it rhymes with phone. While it is a legitimate spelling of [name_u]Rowan[/name_u]/[name_u]Rohan[/name_u]/Etc, I have a hard time getting past that word.
I would just stick with the original spelling, [name_u]Rowan[/name_u].
Oh, that makes sense about [name_u]Roan[/name_u]! Then I think Roen is a great option. Maybe even [name_u]Rowen[/name_u] would be different enough from the female Rowans that you know?
I really like [name_u]Rohan[/name_u]!
Edit: I have just realised you’re intending to pronounce it like Rowan. I think you’re better off going with Rowan. I really like Rohan but only if it’s Roe-Han.
I would stick with [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], a different spelling isn’t going to make him stand apart from girl’s that share the same name.
I pronounce both [name_u]Rohan[/name_u] and [name_u]Roan[/name_u] very differently than [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], so if you’re set on using an alternative spelling I would probably go with either [name_u]Rowen[/name_u] or Roen.
With the [name_u]Roan[/name_u] spelling I just think horse. Roen is very awkward, and I think a lot of people with pronounce [name_u]Rohan[/name_u] row-han with the h. I think just going with [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] is best, it’s a unisex name, but I actually think of it more as a boy name regardless of spelling.
I pronounce [name_u]Roan[/name_u] as one syllable instead of row-ann and everyone I know (including me) would pronounce [name_u]Rohan[/name_u] the same as [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] or [name_u]Rowen[/name_u]. I’ve never seen Roen before so maybe that would give you the uniqueness you want?
I much prefer [name_u]Rohan[/name_u]. To me, [name_u]Rohan[/name_u] and [name_u]Rowen[/name_u] are the boys spelling and [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] is the girls.
I much prefer [name_u]Rohan[/name_u]. To me, [name_u]Rohan[/name_u] and [name_u]Rowen[/name_u] are the boys spelling and [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] is the girls.
If you are prn it [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], use that spelling. [name_u]Rohan[/name_u] is [name_f]Ro[/name_f] Han to me.
I understand not liking it if you know several little girls named [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], but it’s a legit boys’ name. That’s the first association I have with it, for [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] Atkinson the actor and comedian. If you stick with the sound, you may as well stick with the spelling. 99% of people who encounter your son will not know how his name is spelled, they’ll just hear it. The most common spelling for the sound you want is [name_u]Rowan[/name_u]. No one will assume it’s Roen or [name_u]Rohan[/name_u] if it sounds like [name_u]Rowan[/name_u].
On the flip side, those who only see his name spelled will likely mispronounce it if you want Roen (row-wehn, or I actually pronounced it rone when I saw it) to sound like [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] (row-wan). Plus, I agree with you that Roen looks made-up. People will think it’s missing a letter or that what they’re seeing is already misspelled and they need to fix it. ([name_u]True[/name_u] story: my dad’s name is incredibly uncommon, especially his first but also his last, and of course he grew up in a time when most kids had Top 10 names. He actually received mail with his name crossed out in pen and something else written above it, just one letter changed in first and last names, that the postal person thought must surely be correct.)
So my advice is, if you don’t want to change the sound, just stick to the correct spelling. It’ll save confusion down the road. On the other hand, if you don’t mind tweaking the sound just a little bit, especially if you want to avoid having people think he’s yet another little girl with that same name, you might consider [name_u]Roan[/name_u] (I know it’s a horse color, but I always think of the movie The [name_f]Secret[/name_f] of [name_u]Roan[/name_u] Innish), or [name_m]Roland[/name_m], or [name_u]Rohan[/name_u] (which I associate with JRR Tolkien), or [name_m]Roman[/name_m], or [name_m]Ronan[/name_m].
I personally would stick with [name_u]Rowan[/name_u]. It sounds very masculine to me already and it will help with pronounciation and spelling later in his life. However, [name_u]Rowen[/name_u] would be a good option if youre truly worried about it, it looks similar to [name_u]Owen[/name_u] and may come across as more masculine.
I think you’re better off going with [name_u]Rowan[/name_u].