Name meaning
Roxanne
may mean “bright, little star”
- Origin
- Persian, via Greek and French
- Gender
- Mostly feminine
- Used in
- English
- Spellings
- Roxanne · Roxana · Roxane
- Form of
- Roxane
- Say it
- rok-SAN
- Letters
- 7
Likely meaning, sources differ
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Roxanne comes from the Greek Rhoxane, from the Old Persian Roshanak, usually read as little star or bright. Rhoxane was the wife of Alexander the Great.
Roots
From Old Persian raokhshna (bright) (probable).
Where it is used
Roxana is another form.
Roxanne name FAQ
What does the name Roxanne mean?
Roxanne may mean “bright, little star”. Sources differ, so we show the most common reading. From Old Persian raokhshna (bright) (probable).
Where does the name Roxanne come from?
Roxanne is of Persian, via Greek and French origin. Today it is used in English families.
How do you pronounce Roxanne?
Roxanne is usually pronounced rok-SAN.
Is Roxanne a boy's or a girl's name?
Roxanne is mostly feminine.
What are other spellings of Roxanne?
Related spellings and forms include Roxana, Roxane.
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Sources
Name data: Public-Census, SSA-Census, Wikidata, 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.