The name Rohan has multiple origins, including Persian, Indian, Irish and Scottish Gaelic, and Japanese. Rohan can be both a given name and a surname.
In Persian, Rohan means good character and piousness. In
Sanskrit and Urdu, it means "ascending" or "ascent." It is also the name of
Sri Vishnu. In
Arabic, it means "spiritual." In
Gaelic, Rohan is a variant of the name
Rowan, which can mean red, red-haired, or rusty. In Japanese, it is an uncommon name meaning "accompanying dew" and may be given either as a
nom-de-plume or to a
fictional character.
The later European surname is derived from
Rohan, a commune in the
Brittany region of France.
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
Rohan Amerasekera (1916–1974), first native Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force
Rohan Kishibe, a character in the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable, and main character of its spin-off Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan
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The name Rohan has multiple origins, including Persian, Indian, Irish and Scottish Gaelic, and Japanese. Rohan can be both a given name and a surname.
In Persian, Rohan means good character and piousness. In
Sanskrit and Urdu, it means "ascending" or "ascent." It is also the name of
Sri Vishnu. In
Arabic, it means "spiritual." In
Gaelic, Rohan is a variant of the name
Rowan, which can mean red, red-haired, or rusty. In Japanese, it is an uncommon name meaning "accompanying dew" and may be given either as a
nom-de-plume or to a
fictional character.
The later European surname is derived from
Rohan, a commune in the
Brittany region of France.
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
Rohan Amerasekera (1916–1974), first native Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force
Rohan Kishibe, a character in the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable, and main character of its spin-off Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.