🔥Roan

RO-an or rohn
Variation of Rowan, Irish and Scottish
"little redhead"

Roan Origin and Meaning

The name Roan is a girl's name of Scottish, Irish origin meaning "little redhead".

This variation of Rowan, which is also a color name rhyming with Joan, is more popular for boys than girls, as are the other variations of the name. Rowan is the most popular spelling of the name for both genders, followed by Rowen, and then there's Rohan, Rohen, and so on.

While we like the sleekness of the Roan version, it might create pronunciation confusion. Rowan makes the pronunciation clearer....unless you really do mean the color, used to describe the coats of horses and other animals that are white mixed with another tone such as red or chestnut.

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Roan Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Roan in Pop Culture

  • Roancharacter in the TV series "Nikita"
  • "The Secret of Roan Inish" 1994 American/Irish independent film