Name meaning
Roxanna
may mean “bright, little star”
- Origin
- Persian, via Greek
- Gender
- Mostly feminine
- Used in
- English
- Spellings
- Roxanna · Roxana
- Form of
- Roxana
- Say it
- rok-SAN-ah
- Letters
- 7
Likely meaning, sources differ
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Roxanna is a form of Roxana, from the Old Persian Roshanak, usually read as little star or bright.
Roots
From Old Persian raokhshna (bright) (probable).
Where it is used
Roxana is the full form.
Roxanna name FAQ
What does the name Roxanna mean?
Roxanna may mean “bright, little star”. Sources differ, so we show the most common reading. From Old Persian raokhshna (bright) (probable).
Where does the name Roxanna come from?
Roxanna is of Persian, via Greek origin. Today it is used in English families.
How do you pronounce Roxanna?
Roxanna is usually pronounced rok-SAN-ah.
Is Roxanna a boy's or a girl's name?
Roxanna is mostly feminine.
What are other spellings of Roxanna?
Related spellings and forms include Roxana.
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Sources
Name data: Public-Census, SSA-Census, Wiktionary-EN. Recorded in national birth and census statistics. Meaning and background researched by our team from the sources below and written in our own words. Wikipedia and Wiktionary content is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.