rowan

Meaning

Noun

• Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
• 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.
• Alternative of rowen

Origin

• Scots and Northern English, of North Germanic origin (Old Norse reynir). Related to Norwegian Bokmål rogn, Danish røn. Ultimately related to the root of red.