Rowan (name)

Rowan
Pronunciation	/ˈroʊən/
Gender	Male
Language(s)	English; Irish (some variants);
Origin
Meaning	Little red one; eponymous of Rowan tree
Other names
See also	Roan; Roy; Rohan;

Rowan or Rawan (/ˈroʊən/) is an masculine Irish given name and surname. Variants of the name include Roan,^[1] Rohan, Ruadhán, and Ruadh. The name comes from the Irish surname Ó Ruadháin.^[2] It is also an Arabic feminine name referring to a river in Paradise.^[3]

Surname[]

Andrew Summers Rowan (1857–1943), American army officer
Archibald Hamilton Rowan (1751–1834), Irish celebrity and founding member of The Dublin Society of United Irishmen
Athol Rowan (1921–1998), South African cricketer
Barbara Ann Rowan (1938–2020), American attorney
Carl Rowan (1925–2000), American journalist and author
Chad Rowan (born 1969), Akebono, Hawaiian sumo wrestler
Sir Charles Rowan (c. 1782 – 1852), officer in the British Army and Commissioner of Police of the (London) Metropolis
Dan Rowan (1922–1987), actor and comedian, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Dave Rowan (1882–1955), Canadian baseball player
Dawn Rowan (born 1946), Australian therapist
Dominic Rowan (born 1970), English actor
Ellis Rowan (1847–1922), Australia naturalist and illustrator
Eric Rowan (1909–1993), South African cricketer
Erick Rowan (born 1981), ring name of American wrestler Joseph Rudd
Ev Rowan (1902–1956), American football player
Ford Rowan, American television reporter, and panelist on Meet the Press
George Rowan, Scottish footballer
Gordon Lee Rowan, American killed in Algeria in the In Aménas hostage crisis^[4]^[5]
Henry Rowan (1923–2015), American philanthropist and engineer, namesake of Rowan University
John Rowan (disambiguation)
Jonathan Rowan (born 1981), English footballer
Joseph Rowan (1870–1930), US Representative from New York
Kelly Rowan (born 1965), Canadian actress and model
Leslie Rowan (1908–1972), British civil servant and industrialist
Lou Rowan (born 1925), Australian cricket umpire
Louis R. Rowan (1911–1988), American businessman and racehorse owner and breeder
Matthew Rowan (died 1769) acting governor of North Carolina, 1753–54
Peter Rowan (born 1942), American bluegrass musician and composer
Ron Rowan (born 1962), American basketball player
Sheila Rowan (physicist), British physicist
Stephen Clegg Rowan (1808–1890), American vice admiral
William Rowan (1789–1879), British military commander

Given name[]

Saint Rowan, an Irish abbot of the 6th century and one of the Apostles of Ireland
Rowan Alexander, Scottish footballer and manager
Rowan Atkinson (born 1955), English actor, comedian, and screenwriter
Rowan Barrett (born 1972), Canadian basketball player in Israeli Basketball Premier League
Rowan Blanchard (born 2001), American actress
Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, American writer
Rowan Crothers (born 1997), Australian swimmer
Rowan Cronjé (1937–2014), Rhodesian politician
Rowan Pelling (born 1968), British editrice and columnist
Rowan Vine (born 1982), football player
Rowan Williams (born 1950), Archbishop of Canterbury
Sir William Rowan Hamilton (1805–1865), mathematician

Fictional[]

Rowan, one of the two main protagonists in Fire Emblem Warriors
Rowan, the main character in Emily Rodda's Rowan of Rin (series) fantasy books
The Rowan/Angharad Gwyn, a character in the Tower and the Hive book series by Anne McCaffrey
Rowan Damisch, one of the two main characters in the Scythe (novel) book series by Neal Shusterman
Rowan Khanna, a character in the mobile game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
Rowan LaFontaine, a character in the film Jason X
Rowan Mayfair, a character in the Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy by Anne Rice
Rowan Mills, a character in NBC's The Blacklist (TV series)
Rowan Morrison, a character in The Wicker Man

Rowan Woodward, renamed character in The Wicker Man (2006 film) remake, based on Rowan Morrison in original film

Rowan North, the main antagonist of the Ghostbusters (2016 film) reboot played by Neil Casey
Rowan Theirin (née Guerrin), a character in Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne by David Gaider
Rowan Whitethorn, a character in the Throne of Glass book series by Sarah J. Maas
Lily Rowan, a character in the series of novels and narratives about Detective Nero Wolfe by Rex Stout
Professor Rowan, a character in the video games Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum

References[]

^ "Roan – meaning of Roan – name Roan". Retrieved 2012-07-19.
^ "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Rowan". Retrieved 2012-07-19.
^ http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/684/li1.htm
^ "Abdelmalek Sellal: Canadian ID'd as Shadad coordinated Algeria attack". UPI. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
^ ADAM NOSSITER and ALAN COWELL (1 March 2011). "Official says 38 hostages were killed at gas field". Herald Tribune. Retrieved 23 January 2013.

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[1] "Roan – meaning of Roan – name Roan". Retrieved 2012-07-19.

[behindthename-2] "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Rowan". Retrieved 2012-07-19.

[3] ttp://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/684/li1.htm

[4] "Abdelmalek Sellal: Canadian ID'd as Shadad coordinated Algeria attack". UPI. Retrieved 23 January 2013.

[5] ADAM NOSSITER and ALAN COWELL (1 March 2011). "Official says 38 hostages were killed at gas field". Herald Tribune. Retrieved 23 January 2013.

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