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I think of Rowan Atkinson, and of Rowanne, the female character from the "Prince Valiant" series. The name is unisex to me. :)

I like it quite a bit but only for a boy.

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~Heather~

I LOVE it, but as a boys' name. I'm a bit frustrated to see it popping up as a girls' name so often, but to each their own, I suppose. I just fear that by the time I'm able to use it on a little boy (at least 7-8 years from now) it'll be too much of a girls' name to use comfortably.

I used to hate this name, but I like it now. I'd never use it though, since I have other names I like better. I much prefer it for a boy, it seems to masculine sounding for a girl. This name always makes me think of Rowan Atkinson, as a previous poster also said.

I think of Rowan Atkinson

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We've seen a lot of his shows in Sweden (Mr Bean, Black Adder etc). So to me the name is strictly male. And even though Mr Atkinson certainly does not seem romantic, I think Rowan is a romantic name.

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To me, it seems that using Rowan for a girl, is distroying it for boys. I think it is a pity. Only the most boring or ugly names are safe for boys.

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I think Rowena is much better for a girl. It is clearly feminine. But it seems people don't want such names for girls, they prefer more unisex (and after a while they are not unisex but feminine).

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"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
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This message was edited 4/10/2006, 3:19 PM

I love Rowan for both sexes, slightly more so for a girl. It reminds me of the fabulous Rowan Atkinson :-)

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I like it paired with very feminine middle names, or very masculine in the case of a boy:

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Rowan Angelina
Rowan Bethany
Rowan Eliana
Rowan Emmeline
Rowan Henrietta
Rowan Imelda
Rowan Louisa
Rowan Christabelle
Rowan Olivia

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Rowan Jeremy
Rowan Geoffrey
Rowan Osborne
Rowan Nathaniel
Rowan Lewis
Rowan Dominick
Rowan Malcolm

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♥Elinor♥

Oh, definitely a man's name.

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Rowan Thomas
Rowan Martin ("Laugh In" fans out there?)
Rowan Hugh
Rowan Peter / Piers / Pearce
Rowan Gervase
Rowan Edward
Rowan Cedric
Rowan Vincent
Rowan James
Rowan Henry
Rowan Geoffrey
Rowan Ambrose
Rowan Jasper
Rowan Alexander / Alec
Rowan Ives
Rowan Oliver
Rowan Walter
Rowan Thaddeus
Rowan Broderick
Rowan Magnus
Rowan August
Rowan Atticus
Rowan Felix
Rowan Patrick
Rowan Seamus
Rowan Cormac
Rowan Mark
Rowan Gareth

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I prefer Ronan, for what it's worth.

I like it. It's one of the few names I like equally on both genders.

Rowan is one of my favorites for a boy, but it is not my style for a girl.

I like it a lot! I prefer it on a boy, but like it on a girl as well.

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Rowan Thomas
Rowan Gabriel
Rowan Michael
Rowan Oliver
Rowan Lucas
Rowan Luke
Rowan Jacob
Rowan Samuel
Rowan Henry
Rowan James

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Rowan Sophia
Rowan Alexandra
Rowan Olivia
Rowan Gabrielle
Rowan Eliza
Rowan Elena
Rowan Kate
Rowan Liliana
Rowan Michaela
Rowan Victoria
Rowan Isabella

Rowan sounds much better on boy. It simply falls flat on a girl in my opinion.

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Plus, I think of Rowan Atkinson.

I prefer Rowan for a boy but it works fine for a girl too

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Paula

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.