Our current top pick for names for our little boy is Roan. We would pronounce it RO-en, but we prefer this spelling to Rowan.

I know that people will look at it and pronounce it Rone, since it is the same spelling as the word roan which is commonly used as a coloring for horses. The spelling we like is an accepted variation with the pronunciation we want (it’s Frisian for raven, rather than Irish for red headed), so it’s not like I’m making things up.

So I guess the question is... should I go with the spelling I love but deal with correcting people on its pronunciation (and him having to deal with that throughout his life), or go with the spelling that I like okay just to make things simpler?