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If you're looking to keep the meaning...

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That is, the Sanskrit meaning, it should be pronounced "ROE-hun"

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I've never heard it pronounced Rowan.

Yes, the only Rohan I know is prn ROW-uhn

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If you're talking LotR, Rohan is RO-han. But the name Rohan was around as a variation of Rowan long before LotR became mainstream like it is now. By all means pronounce Rohan the same as Rowan.

Yes!

Technically yes, however

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Rowan is a perfectly good name and a perfectly good spelling, why change it to Rohan which is a completely differnet name. Ro-hahn is a great pronunciation, and I love that it comes from India. Please just pick one or the other. (sorry if it comes off as snarky it wasn't meant to be and I don't know how else to say it right now)

Yes.

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My cousin is Rohan and it's said exactly the same as Rowan / Rowen.

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I prefer it, personally.

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You don't instictively know how to say a lot of names at first glance, Rohan as ROW-an isn't that hard to realise.

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Something like Persephone as per-SEFF-ah-nee is a lot harder.

hmm I would say Ro-hen...so no, i wouldn't pronounce it like Rowan but I guess you could if you wanted to :)

I'd say Rohan as RO-hahn. Like in Lord of the Rings. But Rowan is ROH-uhn. If you want to pronounce Rohan like Rowan, why not just use Rowan?

Well, I know a Rowan, a Rohan and even a Roan and they each say their names lazily enough that it sounds that same :)

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But technically it shouldn't be prn that way IMO. Might as well just name or call them Rowan instead, you know?

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Not sure if that helps much...

Yes , but I don't know if anyone would say it right

Rohan = RO-hahn. Rowan = ROW-uhn

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At least that's how I've always pronounced them. I love both names, but don't see how the H could lend itself to making a W sound.