We're considering the name Rowan (or Rowen) for LO2. Do you think of it as a boy or girl name (or both)? Poll below and feel free to leave additional thoughts - we're having a really hard time settling on a name this time around!
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I think it can go either way but I only know 1 Rowan and he is a boy
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I think it can be either, although it is our top choice for any girl we may have. Love the name!
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I think it can go both!!
I love it for a girl.
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I chose unisex. But it was a name I considered for DD.
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I voted both but I only know one person named Rowan and it's a little girl.
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I know both a boy and a girl Rowan, both under 2.
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I voted boy just because I think a "both" vote doesn't help much. I definitely think is can be a unisex name, but if I saw it written down on a class list or something, I would assume boy.
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I always think boy, but I know it can be used for both.
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Rowan for boy, Rowen for girl.
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@Truth Bombs: same here.
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I think both but think of it more as a girls name.
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I know Rowan as both a boy and girl. I prefer it for girls though.
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I know a boy named Rowan but I think of it as more of a girl name.
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Can go either way. I really like it!
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I feel like it's a more masculine sounding name to me, and I would assume a Rowan would be a boy, but I know both boys and girls with that name.
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I think it's unisex, but I voted girl because it was high on my girl's name list for a long time.
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It's my son's name so...
It's a great name, either way!
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I think it can go either way, love the name! We were considering it for our boy but it is too close to my cousins sons name, Roman.
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I know there is at least one of each here on HB! I had never really heard the name before, so it's unisex for me.
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Thanks all! We're having a boy so your responses make me really happy. I loved the name for a girl and wanted to make sure it was still legitimately just as much a boy's name in people's minds.
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I know of 2 or 3 Rowans, all girls. To me, it's a girl's name. But when I suggested it to Hubs, he said, "Isn't that a boy's name?" Sooo...
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I voted "both", because it's one of those names where if I saw it on a class list and had to guess, I wouldn't be AT ALL confident I was guessing correctly (boy or girl).
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Definitely girl!
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I always assumed it was a girl name but DH's friend recently had a baby boy and named him Rowan so I guess unisex.
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Seen it used for both! I love it as a boy option for us (we have a girl) but my husband doesn't feel the same. Go for it either way! Super cute name.
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I have a girl Rowan and I LOVE her name. I voted for both though because I know both boys and girls named Rowan
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@sera_87: the only Rowen I know is a boy! Every other kid is Rowan
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If I saw the name, I'd definitely assume boy.
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I like it for a boy but I think it's Brooke Shields' daughter??
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@hummusgirl: PS Consider Ronan as well - definitely a boy (Mia Farrow's son)!
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I always leant more towards Rowan being a boy's name, similar to Rohan.
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