rohan

R1O1H4A1N1

noun

An East Indian timber tree.

OriginSanskrit रुह् →
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Meanings

rohan1

noun
  1. obsoleteAn East Indian timber tree.

Rohan2

proper noun
  1. A surname from Old French.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Rohan3

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Sanskrit, of mainly Indian usage.

Rohan4

proper noun
  1. A surname from Japanese.

Origin

Rohan · proper noun

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

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Rohan · proper noun

  1. Sanskritरुह्“to ascend”
  2. EnglishRohan

Borrowed from the present participial of Sanskrit रुह् (ruh, “to ascend”).

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Rohan · proper noun

  1. Japanese露伴
  2. EnglishRohan

A romanization of Japanese 露伴 or ろはん (Rohan).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

NorahHoranRhonanahorHanor
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APA

rohan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rohan

MLA

“rohan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rohan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rohan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rohan.

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