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What are your thoughts on the name Rohan? I never gave the name a second glance until I was watching the second lotr movie (I know I know, unusable names irl) and it's the name of a town in the movie and hearing people say it out loud made me realise it has more substance than I first thought.
A few questions about Rohan:
1. What would you rate it out of 10? Do you like it?
2. Is it usable?
3. How does it compare with Ronan (which I like) and Rowan (which I don't)?
4. Do you like pronounce it ro-HAN or ro-HARN (not sure if this is the best way to describe the pronunciations)?
5. Do you think the different pronunciations would be a burden to a person with this name?
Thanks
A few questions about Rohan:
1. What would you rate it out of 10? Do you like it?
2. Is it usable?
3. How does it compare with Ronan (which I like) and Rowan (which I don't)?
4. Do you like pronounce it ro-HAN or ro-HARN (not sure if this is the best way to describe the pronunciations)?
5. Do you think the different pronunciations would be a burden to a person with this name?
Thanks
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5. Would be better if it were clearer how to say it.
Sure it's usable. People are using it quite a lot.
I like Rowan for a boy. RO-wun
Ronan is okay, but the prn is stilted and ambiguous for me too: RAHN-ahn, ahn rhyme don/fawn/wan (they're the same in my accent. If you're Australian or British, you might rhyme it with barn?); RO-nahn, or RO-nun. None seems quite right... reminds me of "run on."
Rohan is RO-hahn to me, mostly - RO rhyme low. It would probably become RO-hun if I said it enough. I definitely don't stress the second syllable. I think that would sound ridiculous. RO-han (han like hand) would be okay, learnable, sayable for me. But any "new" name with unstressed vowels that aren't schwa sounds, sounds stilted to me, in my accent. Although it might sound nice in your accent.
Yes I do think the pronunciation would be a burden. However I think there are other names with as bad a problem, that are common regardless. Like Raphael and Aaliyah and Reagan and Isaiah. So, whatever.
Oddly, Rohan is listed as female in the database! I've never thought it was feminine but now that I think of it, I think it seems more easily used for females than Rowan.
Sure it's usable. People are using it quite a lot.
I like Rowan for a boy. RO-wun
Ronan is okay, but the prn is stilted and ambiguous for me too: RAHN-ahn, ahn rhyme don/fawn/wan (they're the same in my accent. If you're Australian or British, you might rhyme it with barn?); RO-nahn, or RO-nun. None seems quite right... reminds me of "run on."
Rohan is RO-hahn to me, mostly - RO rhyme low. It would probably become RO-hun if I said it enough. I definitely don't stress the second syllable. I think that would sound ridiculous. RO-han (han like hand) would be okay, learnable, sayable for me. But any "new" name with unstressed vowels that aren't schwa sounds, sounds stilted to me, in my accent. Although it might sound nice in your accent.
Yes I do think the pronunciation would be a burden. However I think there are other names with as bad a problem, that are common regardless. Like Raphael and Aaliyah and Reagan and Isaiah. So, whatever.
Oddly, Rohan is listed as female in the database! I've never thought it was feminine but now that I think of it, I think it seems more easily used for females than Rowan.
This message was edited 1/21/2014, 7:46 PM
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I like it a lot. I'd use a lot of LOTR names IRL actually.
1. 9-10.
2. Yep
3. I like it and Ronan about the same. I used to like Ronan more, but Rohan is looking better now that Ronan seems more popular.
4. "han" like... rhymes with "on" and "con" and "Ron". (I have an American accent. Your "HARN" spelling seems to imply that you don't, so I'm not sure if what I wrote makes sense.)
5. I don't think so, not where I live at least.
1. 9-10.
2. Yep
3. I like it and Ronan about the same. I used to like Ronan more, but Rohan is looking better now that Ronan seems more popular.
4. "han" like... rhymes with "on" and "con" and "Ron". (I have an American accent. Your "HARN" spelling seems to imply that you don't, so I'm not sure if what I wrote makes sense.)
5. I don't think so, not where I live at least.
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1. What would you rate it out of 10? Do you like it?
I'd rate it around a 7, it's a great name, but not necessarily one that I'd use myself.
2. Is it usable?
Completely.
3. How does it compare with Ronan (which I like) and Rowan (which I don't)?
I prefer Ronan, if I didn't love Rose so much Ronan would be in my top ten.
I pronounce Rowan and Rohan the same way, so they are pretty much par for me.
4. Do you like pronounce it ro-HAN or ro-HARN (not sure if this is the best way to describe the pronunciations)?
Ro-HAN in my accent R's only occur when the R is written.
5. Do you think the different pronunciations would be a burden to a person with this name?
It can be annoying, it depends on the name, I think only one pronunciation Han/Harn would exist in a geographical area.
I'd rate it around a 7, it's a great name, but not necessarily one that I'd use myself.
2. Is it usable?
Completely.
3. How does it compare with Ronan (which I like) and Rowan (which I don't)?
I prefer Ronan, if I didn't love Rose so much Ronan would be in my top ten.
I pronounce Rowan and Rohan the same way, so they are pretty much par for me.
4. Do you like pronounce it ro-HAN or ro-HARN (not sure if this is the best way to describe the pronunciations)?
Ro-HAN in my accent R's only occur when the R is written.
5. Do you think the different pronunciations would be a burden to a person with this name?
It can be annoying, it depends on the name, I think only one pronunciation Han/Harn would exist in a geographical area.
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I'd give it a 5 and I think it's usable, expecting most folks to recognize it from "LOTR". Looks like it's mainly in use as a feminine name, which I understand given that it's a place name (a kingdom, not a city, if I recall correctly) but, sound-wise I think it feels more masculine.
I prefer Ronan to Rohan (for a boy). I don't like Rowan on a girl which lately seems to equate to not liking Rowan.
I stress the first syllable "RO-han" and don't think it likely most folks would intuitively stress the last syllable. If you want it pronounced that way, you likely do a lot of correcting. Don't know where an "r" sound would come from unless in a region where there's a strong accent, kind of like the way the British tend to pronounce things that end in "a" as if they end in "er".
I prefer Ronan to Rohan (for a boy). I don't like Rowan on a girl which lately seems to equate to not liking Rowan.
I stress the first syllable "RO-han" and don't think it likely most folks would intuitively stress the last syllable. If you want it pronounced that way, you likely do a lot of correcting. Don't know where an "r" sound would come from unless in a region where there's a strong accent, kind of like the way the British tend to pronounce things that end in "a" as if they end in "er".
This message was edited 1/20/2014, 11:21 AM
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1. What would you rate it out of 10? Do you like it?
8/10 - I like it. I wouldn't use it because of my associations with it, but I do like the sound.
2. Is it usable?
Yes. Despite popular connotations, Rohan is not only from LOTR.
3. How does it compare with Ronan (which I like) and Rowan (which I don't)?
I prefer Rowan to Ronan, which I don't like at all. I've heard Rohan pronounced similarly to Rowan. I prefer the sound of Rohan to both.
4. Do you like pronounce it ro-HAN or ro-HARN (not sure if this is the best way to describe the pronunciations)?
I pronounce it RO-han.
5. Do you think the different pronunciations would be a burden to a person with this name?
No, not more so than other name issues. My name is Alexandria and I get Alexandra all the time. Mistakes happen.
8/10 - I like it. I wouldn't use it because of my associations with it, but I do like the sound.
2. Is it usable?
Yes. Despite popular connotations, Rohan is not only from LOTR.
3. How does it compare with Ronan (which I like) and Rowan (which I don't)?
I prefer Rowan to Ronan, which I don't like at all. I've heard Rohan pronounced similarly to Rowan. I prefer the sound of Rohan to both.
4. Do you like pronounce it ro-HAN or ro-HARN (not sure if this is the best way to describe the pronunciations)?
I pronounce it RO-han.
5. Do you think the different pronunciations would be a burden to a person with this name?
No, not more so than other name issues. My name is Alexandria and I get Alexandra all the time. Mistakes happen.
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1. I would give it a 5. Im indifferent on the name. Not for me but could be great for someone else. I could see it fitting in with a sibset like Rohan and Grier or Rohan and Liam.
2. Yes it is usable. Being that names like Rowan and Ronan are now used more frequently Rohan fits right in.
3. Honestly of the 3 I dont see much of a difference, especially for Ronan and Rohan. Rowan is strictly feminine to me. Out of the 3 I do prefer Rohan.
4. I pronounce it Ro-HAN so that the HAN rhymes with Jon not Jan.
5. The issue of mispronounciation wouldnt be a problem. There are only 2 ways that it can be pronounced so I think it would only take a one time correction to address the problem.
2. Yes it is usable. Being that names like Rowan and Ronan are now used more frequently Rohan fits right in.
3. Honestly of the 3 I dont see much of a difference, especially for Ronan and Rohan. Rowan is strictly feminine to me. Out of the 3 I do prefer Rohan.
4. I pronounce it Ro-HAN so that the HAN rhymes with Jon not Jan.
5. The issue of mispronounciation wouldnt be a problem. There are only 2 ways that it can be pronounced so I think it would only take a one time correction to address the problem.
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I really like Rohan, pronounced only as "ro HAN". I'd give it an 8/10. I despise Rowan and Ronan, which I find hard to pronounce for some reason. I think it would work fine in real life... sure it would be spelled and pronounced incorrectly sometimes, and some might not find it "classic like William and John" but whatever... we can't all use the same handful of names!!
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1. Maybe 3ish
2. Yes
3. Ronan is awesome. Rowan is nice too. Rohan is far less good.
4. Those pronunciations don't make sense to me. I would not emphasize the second syllable. The way I see it, you'd emphasize the first: RO-han, which basically turns into Rowan. Or you'd emphasize both RO-HAN, which sounds super lame.
5. Yes.
2. Yes
3. Ronan is awesome. Rowan is nice too. Rohan is far less good.
4. Those pronunciations don't make sense to me. I would not emphasize the second syllable. The way I see it, you'd emphasize the first: RO-han, which basically turns into Rowan. Or you'd emphasize both RO-HAN, which sounds super lame.
5. Yes.
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1. What would you rate it out of 10? Do you like it?
7.5, so yes, I do like it.
2. Is it usable?
... Yes.
3. How does it compare with Ronan (which I like) and Rowan (which I don't)?
I like all three, though Rowan is a very unisex name, and I find Rohan very masculine.
4. Do you like pronounce it ro-HAN or ro-HARN (not sure if this is the best way to describe the pronunciations)?
definitely ro-HAN, I don't know where the R would come from.
5. Do you think the different pronunciations would be a burden to a person with this name?
No
7.5, so yes, I do like it.
2. Is it usable?
... Yes.
3. How does it compare with Ronan (which I like) and Rowan (which I don't)?
I like all three, though Rowan is a very unisex name, and I find Rohan very masculine.
4. Do you like pronounce it ro-HAN or ro-HARN (not sure if this is the best way to describe the pronunciations)?
definitely ro-HAN, I don't know where the R would come from.
5. Do you think the different pronunciations would be a burden to a person with this name?
No
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1 Five out of 10, maybe six on a good day
2 At least as usable as plenty of other things, er, names!
3 I'd rank them from Rowan to Rohan; Rowan at a 7 maybe, Ronan 6ish, Rohan 5ish
4 ROhan, actually. Like the other two, but with a H instead of the W or N
5 I don't find roHAN or roHARN intuitive at all. No, not a problem - unlike, say, Helena where you've got two accepted and very different pronunciations running in parallel
2 At least as usable as plenty of other things, er, names!
3 I'd rank them from Rowan to Rohan; Rowan at a 7 maybe, Ronan 6ish, Rohan 5ish
4 ROhan, actually. Like the other two, but with a H instead of the W or N
5 I don't find roHAN or roHARN intuitive at all. No, not a problem - unlike, say, Helena where you've got two accepted and very different pronunciations running in parallel
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I hate lotr but I always thought Rohan had a very nice sound. I sounds close to Rowan so that was a plus.
1.) I hate rating things. I'm too wishy-washy for that. I like it. That's enough.
2.) Sure, as long as you and your kid could slog through lotr jokes and comments. And nose crinkles from snobby buttflakes.
3.) Eh, I don't like Ronan. I mentioned Rowan above; I do like the name quite a bit.
4.) I think this is an accent thing. I pronounce it ro-HAN like they do in the movies.
5.) Not so much. I've only ever heard it with the one pronunciation.
1.) I hate rating things. I'm too wishy-washy for that. I like it. That's enough.
2.) Sure, as long as you and your kid could slog through lotr jokes and comments. And nose crinkles from snobby buttflakes.
3.) Eh, I don't like Ronan. I mentioned Rowan above; I do like the name quite a bit.
4.) I think this is an accent thing. I pronounce it ro-HAN like they do in the movies.
5.) Not so much. I've only ever heard it with the one pronunciation.
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