Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rohan

/ɹˈoʊən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables
ro-han
IPA
/ɹˈoʊən/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An East Indian timber tree.

Obsolete

name

A surname from Old French.

name

A male given name transferred from the surname.

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Habitational surname from Rohan in Morbihan, Brittany. Also a variant of Rowan and Ruane.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: रुह्, 露伴

Usage

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce rohan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈoʊən/.
What does rohan mean?
An East Indian timber tree.
Where does rohan come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce rohan

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