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Definitions for rowan
ˈroʊ ən, ˈraʊ-rowan

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rowan, rowan tree, European mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparianoun

    Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits

Wiktionary

  1. rowannoun

    Any of various small deciduous trees or shrubs of genus Sorbus, belonging to the rose family, with pinnate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and usually with orange-red berries.

  2. Rowannoun

    A male given name.

  3. Rowannoun

    of modern usage, often associated with the rowan tree.

  4. Etymology: rōanan, from ere-. Akin to Old Frisian * (West Frisian roeie), Middle Dutch royen (Dutch roeien), Old Norse róa (Swedish ro).

Wikipedia

  1. Rowan

    The rowans ( ROW-ənz or ROH-ənz) or mountain-ashes are shrubs or trees in the genus Sorbus of the rose family, Rosaceae. They are native throughout the cool temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with the highest species diversity in the Himalaya, southern Tibet and parts of western China, where numerous apomictic microspecies occur. The name rowan was originally applied to the species Sorbus aucuparia and is also used for other species in Sorbus subgenus Sorbus.Formerly, when a wider variety of fruits were commonly eaten in Europe and North America, Sorbus was a domestically used fruit throughout these regions. It is still used in some countries, but S. domestica, for example, has largely vanished from Britain, where it was traditionally appreciated. Natural hybrids, often including S. aucuparia and the whitebeam, Sorbus aria, give rise to many endemic variants in the UK.

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  1. rowan

    A rowan is a type of deciduous tree, also known as the mountain ash, native to the Northern Hemisphere. It is characterized by its pinnate leaves, clusters of white or pink flowers, and bright red or orange berries. The berries are particularly noted for their high vitamin C content. In folklore, rowan trees were often considered to have magical properties and provide protection against witchcraft.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Rowannoun

    rowan tree

Wikidata

  1. Rowan

    The rowans or mountain-ashes are shrubs or small trees in genus Sorbus of family Rosaceae. They are native throughout the cool temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with the highest species diversity in the mountains of western China and the Himalaya, where numerous apomictic microspecies occur. The name rowan was originally applied to the species Sorbus aucuparia, and is also used for other species in Sorbus subgenus Sorbus. Rowans are unrelated to the true ash trees which belong to the genus Fraxinus, family Oleaceae, though their leaves bear superficial similarity.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Rowan

    row′an, n. the mountain-ash, or quicken-tree, a British tree belonging to the natural order Rosaceæ, whose acid fruit—Rowan berries—is sometimes used for preserves.—Also Roan-tree. [Scand., Sw. röun, Dan. rön, Ice. reynir.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. ROWAN

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rowan is ranked #2581 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Rowan surname appeared 13,993 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 would have the surname Rowan.

    87.2% or 12,210 total occurrences were White.
    7% or 984 total occurrences were Black.
    2.2% or 313 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.9% or 269 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.8% or 120 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.6% or 97 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rowan in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rowan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of rowan in a Sentence

  1. Kim Davis:

    I would have to either make a decision to stand or I would have to buckle down and leave, and if I left, resigned or chose to retire, I would have no voice for God’s word. So when that day came, she issued an edict : No more marriage licenses would be issued in Rowan County. It was a decision that would bring down the wrath of militant LGBT activists and their supporters.

  2. President Biden:

    This photo from Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, shows Gov. Phil Murphy, D-N.J., during a gubernatorial debate at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey( AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, Pool) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP A growing number of political prognosticators look at Phil Murphy as a potential 2024 Democratic White House hopeful should President Biden change Phil Murphy mind and announce Phil Murphy wo n’t seek reelection. Asked about any national ambitions in the upcoming presidential cycle, Phil Murphy answered that President Biden.

  3. David Moore:

    We were denied again, we spoke with Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis again and it was a very heated exchange.

  4. South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham:

    We made accommodations to the detainees at Gitmo -- I've been to Gitmo, and I've seen the accommodations that we made to the Muslim detainees who killed Americans, you're telling me that you cannot make an accommodation for an elected Democrat county clerk from Rowan County, Kentucky?

  5. Stacy Hurt and Sarah Rowan:

    I looked up her address, and it was about 25 minutes from where I live, me getting the bag to Stacy Hurt and Sarah Rowan was more important than getting into bed half an hour earlier.

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