Persian · Girl name
Roxanne
“dawn”
About the name Roxanne
Roxanne is derived from the Persian Roxana, meaning ‘dawn’ or ‘little star’, from roshan, ‘bright’. Roxana was the wife of Alexander the Great, a Bactrian noblewoman whom he married during his campaigns in Central Asia. The French form Roxane is the heroine of Edmond Rostand’s play Cyrano de Bergerac. In the twentieth century the name appeared in modern songs and literature, among them ‘Roxanne’ by the Police, released at the end of the nineteen-seventies.
- Meaning
- dawn
- Origin
- Persian
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- rox-AN(2 syl.)
Middle names for Roxanne
- Roxanne Marie
- Roxanne Elizabeth
- Roxanne Grace
- Roxanne Anne
- Roxanne Claire
Questions about Roxanne
- What does Roxanne mean?
- Roxanne is a Persian name meaning "dawn".
- How do you pronounce Roxanne?
- Roxanne is pronounced rox-AN, with emphasis on the second syllable.
- What are variants of Roxanne?
- Variants of Roxanne include Roxana, Roxan.
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