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napkin and a standard pint glass???
which is bigger, the height of a pint glass or the distance round the rim?
which is bigger, the height of a pint glass or the distance round the rim?
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Rowan da what?
The reason I was asking is because many people I talk to (when I mention Rowan's name) say "Isn't that a girl's name?"
I'll mention that to my cousin tomorrow... He's called Rowan too! Good solid Welsh name, that.
After years of working with French people I still do a double-take when I meet a man called "Jean", "Michele" or "Camille"
I dunno, perhaps "Dave" and "Pete" sound girly to French ears.
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I can't quite call myself Welsh, but I was born in Aberystwyth...
It's a boys name here in Scotland too, I thought it was a Scottish name as there's lots with that name.
Rowena / Rowen / Rowan
Rowena became popular in Scotland in the 19th century after the Sir Walter Scott character Lady Rowena in "Ivanhoe". It is not known how the novelist arrived at this name for the mild and gentle heroine - it may have been a feminine form of "Rowan" which is the Scots name for the mountain ash (and is derived from the Gaelic "ruadhán" meaning "little red one"). Or Scott may have adapted it from the Welsh "Rhonwen" ("slender fair"). Rowan is also used as a first name for boys or girls.
Rowena / Rowen / Rowan
Rowena became popular in Scotland in the 19th century after the Sir Walter Scott character Lady Rowena in "Ivanhoe". It is not known how the novelist arrived at this name for the mild and gentle heroine - it may have been a feminine form of "Rowan" which is the Scots name for the mountain ash (and is derived from the Gaelic "ruadhán" meaning "little red one"). Or Scott may have adapted it from the Welsh "Rhonwen" ("slender fair"). Rowan is also used as a first name for boys or girls.
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So that explains why Ms Pelling is so-named.
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