Meaning and Origin of: Rohan

Rohan in Hindi derives from "Sandalwood" while in Irish it means "Red-haired one."

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Hindi : Sandlewood
  • Irish : Red-haired one

Family name origins & meanings

  • French : habitational name from a place in Morbihan, in Brittany. There is also another place of the same name in Deux-Sèvres, which may have contributed to the surname.
  • Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ruadháin (see Ruane).