The baby name Rawsan is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced RAW-san (commonly pronounced /ˈrɔːsən/; regional variants may sound like /roʊˈʃɑːn/).
Rawsan is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Rawsan is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced RAW-san (commonly pronounced /ˈrɔːsən/; regional variants may sound like /roʊˈʃɑːn/).
Rawsan is Persian in Origin.
Rawsan is a cross-regional given name most plausibly tied to Persian roshan/rowshan (روشن) “bright, luminous,” which yields the widely used name Roshan/Rawshan. Through Persianate culture the form spread into Central Asia; in Kazakh and Tatar it appears as Raushan/Rawshan and also resonates with raushan gül “rose,” encouraging the secondary sense of “rose; blossom.” The spelling Rawsan is a modern Latin transliteration seen in Persianate, Turkic, and some Arabic-speaking communities and may be used for any gender, though it skews feminine in Central Asia.
Documented as an onomastic element since medieval Persian literature (compare Roshan and the feminine Roshanak/Roxana), the name gained steady use in the 20th century across Kazakhstan, Tatarstan, and the South Asian diaspora. Variants include Roshan, Rowshan, Rawshan, Raushan, Rausan; related forms are Roshni (Urdu/Hindi, “light”) and Roshanak. Overall meanings cluster around “bright; illuminated; daylit,” with a Central Asian nuance of “rose.”
Rawsan is an uncommon pick. Our records hold just 53 recorded uses, spread over 14 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JO | 0 | #140 | 1 | 2,158 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #337 | 3 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #403 | 4 | 8,413 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #523 | 3 | 11,303 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #738 | 6 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,601 | 14 | 28,008 |
Rawsan is popular in 14 countries — most recent births per country:
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