Roan is a

Frisian Frisian most often refers to: * Frisia, a cross-border coastal region in Germany and the Netherlands **Frisians, the medieval and modern ethnic group inhabiting Frisia ***Frisii, the ancient inhabitants of Frisia prior to 600 AD **Frisian language ...

given name. It is sometimes used also in other languages such as

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national id ...

, where it can be also an alternate form of

Rowan The rowans ( or ) 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 ...

. It can be also a surname. Variants of the name include ''Ronne''. It comes from

Proto-Germanic Proto-Germanic (abbreviated PGmc; also called Common Germanic) is the reconstructed proto-language of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages. Proto-Germanic eventually developed from pre-Proto-Germanic into three Germanic bran ...

*''hrabanaz'' (

Old High German Old High German (OHG; german: Althochdeutsch (Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 750 to 1050. There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old High ...

''hraban'') meaning "

raven A raven is any of several larger-bodied bird species of the genus ''Corvus''. These species do not form a single taxonomic group within the genus. There is no consistent distinction between "crows" and "ravens", common names which are assigned ...

Given name

Roan Carneiro Roan Carneiro Pereira (born 2 June 1978) is a Brazilian retired professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2000, Carneiro was ...

(born 1978), Brazilian mixed martial artist

Surname

Chappell Roan Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, known professionally as Chappell Roan (born February 19, 1998) is an American singer and songwriter. A pop music artist, she writes most of her own songs and has described her style as "dark pop with ballad undertones." Wh ...

, American sinre-songwriter * Charles H. Roan (1923–1944), United States Marine who sacrificed his life during World War II, posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor *

Dan Roan Daniel Roan (born 31 December 1976) is the sports editor for BBC News, currently employed by BBC Sport. Biography Daniel Roan was born on 31 December 1976 and was brought up in Northampton, England. Roan went to Wellingborough School. He matricul ...

(born 1976), British broadcast journalist, and current BBC News Sports Correspondent

Fictional

Roan Fel This is an incomplete list of characters from the ''Star Wars'' expanded universe, now rebranded ''Star Wars Legends''. The accompanying works were declared non-canon to the ''Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic space opera mu ...

, a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' expanded universe * Roan Lands, a character from ''Star Wars'' *Roan, a character from ''

Grandia II is a role-playing video game developed by Game Arts originally for the Dreamcast console as part of their '' Grandia'' series. Initially released in Japan in August 2000 by Game Arts, the game was later made available in English for North America ...

'' *Roan, fictional character in show “The 100”

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