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They're completely different names (m)
Click on these hyperlinks: Rohan, RowanAs for pronunciation, I suppose in some accents they'd be the same. But in North America, they're pronounced very differently: Rowan's RO-an, while Rohan's RO-hawn.Robin, Rolan / Roland, Roman, Ronen, Rónán (Ronan), Roshan, Rowland, and Roydon could be alternatives.Miranda
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I've heard of Rohan as an alternate legitimate spelling of Rowan (pronounced the same), in several books, but I would be tempted to pronounce it RO-han, in light of the LOTR series.
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