Rowan draws on two related threads: the Irish ruadh, "little red one," and the rowan tree itself, long used in folk tradition to ward off harm. Together they give the name a protective undertone, paired with a warmth suggested by its color association.
Venus should be asked for harmonization of the souls, expansion of enjoyment, rejection of preoccupation, influx of desires, nobility of lineage, extinguishing of fire and domestication of animals. - Picatrix (Andalusia, ~1000.AD)