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in reply to a message by mirfak
There's Rowan Atkinson (alias Blackadder) & Rowan Williams the former Archbishop of Canterbury, both born in the 1950s. Rowan Atkinson was probably the first person I heard it on.
It's been around since at least the 1860s in the UK, but has never been common. It had a little surge in the 1950s and 60s, from maybe a couple a year to 20+, and then up to 80+ in the 70s. It's always been unisex, although I've never personally met or heard of a female Rowan, which seems strange as there are plenty in the records.
I know three adult Rowans, all male & over 30, two in the UK, one in the US, and I know of a younger Rowan who must be 12-ish now (child of a former co-worker; also male).
I think it's much more attractive as a boy's name - on a girl it seems a bit too hippy-naturey for me, like Willow.
I like it a lot, on boys. Enough to use.
I can't think offhand of any name to compare it to, it's got quite an unusual profile. Maybe there are enough 70s and 80s Rowans around for it to seem daddish? but yeah maybe it could have another surge.
It's been around since at least the 1860s in the UK, but has never been common. It had a little surge in the 1950s and 60s, from maybe a couple a year to 20+, and then up to 80+ in the 70s. It's always been unisex, although I've never personally met or heard of a female Rowan, which seems strange as there are plenty in the records.
I know three adult Rowans, all male & over 30, two in the UK, one in the US, and I know of a younger Rowan who must be 12-ish now (child of a former co-worker; also male).
I think it's much more attractive as a boy's name - on a girl it seems a bit too hippy-naturey for me, like Willow.
I like it a lot, on boys. Enough to use.
I can't think offhand of any name to compare it to, it's got quite an unusual profile. Maybe there are enough 70s and 80s Rowans around for it to seem daddish? but yeah maybe it could have another surge.
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