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[Opinions] Re: Rowan

by Tracy (guest)

4/10/2006, 11:21 AM

Brooke Shield's daughter is named Rowan Francis; Francis is spelled this way because her father's name was Francis, and he had recently passed away before Brooke gave birth to Rowan. I kind of like this name; it's different, but not too "out there" so that the kid would get teased. I think I like it better for a girl, but that's just my opinion. There's an actor named Rowan Atkinson who played "Mr. Bean", a show that was produced in England.

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- Bear +1

4/10/2006, 1:40 PM

That's funny. I was just suggesting boy combinations in my response. I had typed in Rowan Francis, but I didn't want confusion with the girl's name Frances, so I erased it.

I don't fault Ms. S. for using a family name. It just adds to the gender confusion, though.

- Evie (guest)

4/10/2006, 3:32 PM

Thanks for the ideas... The reason I asked was because one of my best friends is considering it for a girl. I had never really thought of it as a particularly feminine name before but I think that it works well for both genders. I also told her that if she used that as a girls name she might encounter some Row-anne pronounciation.

But yes, when she told me of this name my first thought was of Rowan Atkinson or Rowan and Martin.

She was thinking of using: Rowan Kathleen

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