Rowan.
A surname from Irish.
Meaning & usage
A surname from Irish.
A male given name from Irish.
A unisex given name from English of modern usage, often associated with the rowan tree.
A locality in the Wagga Wagga council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.
One of 120 counties in Kentucky, United States. County seat: Morehead. Rowan County.
One of 100 counties in North Carolina, United States. County seat: Salisbury. Rowan County.
Where this word comes from
Anglicised from the Irish saints' name Ruadhán (“little red one”), or as a surname from Ó Ruadháin (“descendant of Ruadhán”).
Try it on your idea.
Rowan has 5 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.