rowan

name

Etymology: Anglicised from the Irish saints' name Ruadhán (“little red one”), or as a surname from Ó Ruadháin (“descendant of Ruadhán”).

1. A surname from Irish.
2. A male given name from Irish.
3. A unisex given name from English of modern usage, often associated with the rowan tree.
4. A locality in the Wagga Wagga council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.
5. One of 120 counties in Kentucky, United States. County seat: Morehead. Rowan County.

   “He was a native of Elliott county, but he had lived for a few years in Rowan. In March, 1885, he was riding along the public road, about six miles from Morehead, when he was shot from ambush and killed.”

6. One of 100 counties in North Carolina, United States. County seat: Salisbury. Rowan County.

   “… his family came to North Carolina in 1783, finally settling in Rowan, while others of the connection settled in Caldwell and Burke.”

noun

1. Alternative form of rown (“fish-eggs”).