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in reply to a message by Effie
I like it very much; certainly enough to use. I also like the fact that it isn't Rowan with a sex change.
In Scott's novel "Ivanhoe" there are two heroines, a British girl called Rowena and a Jewish girl called Rebecca. Lovely names. I tried my best to read the book, but the world has moved on and I couldn't get very far at all. However, apparently Scott pretty well invented Rowena, basing it on Rhonwen (I think. Or Ronwen) and changing it to fit current fashions - Susannah rather than Susan, for instance.
In Scott's novel "Ivanhoe" there are two heroines, a British girl called Rowena and a Jewish girl called Rebecca. Lovely names. I tried my best to read the book, but the world has moved on and I couldn't get very far at all. However, apparently Scott pretty well invented Rowena, basing it on Rhonwen (I think. Or Ronwen) and changing it to fit current fashions - Susannah rather than Susan, for instance.
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