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Maybe it's my association with Roxie Hart from Chicago, but I always think of Roxie as very brash, tough yet glamorous. It's also my cat's name. I wouldn't use it as a stand-alone, though I like it as a nickname. Roxanne still makes me think of the song, and it's a tad harsh for me. I prefer Roxanna.

No me gusta. I've never cared for the "Rox" names; I'm not sure why. They for some reason just sound tacky and immature to me, I suppose (no offense to any that like the names!). Roxie on its own, I somehow prefer to Roxanne (never liked this one, although she could just go by Anne / Annie. Eh), though I still don't like it.

I've never minded the name Roxanne actually, regardless of the song connection. As for Roxie as a full name, I like it and tbh it's a bit of a gp for me!

I like Roxanne with the nickname Roxie. I also like Roxie as a name for a pet.

I know a young woman named Roxanne.Her mother strongly discouraged anyone calling her Roxie, and in the end no-one did, I could never think of her as Roxie.

I love Roxanne nicknamed Roxie! I personally prefer Roxie as a nickname, not a full name, but I wouldn't be aghast if I met someone whose full name was Roxie.

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I'm also very fond of Roxanna and Roxana.

Completely agree with everything you said. it's better...but neither is good. I have the same issue with Lola. (on my dad's dog, it's cute. on a girl it's...disturbing).

It's okay.

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One minute it seems effortfully-spunky/sexy ... rocksy is the sound. It's like a female version of Rocky. Like Moxie or Trixie.

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The next minute, I think it sounds vintage, shrewd and canny like Dot or Maggie or Rosie or Jill or Joanie or Dixie or Betty or Lou.

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Roxanne nn Roxie isn't much different from just Roxie, I guess. Roxanne seems more dated to me than Roxie, though - reminds me of Roseanne and Marianne and Suzanne. The song about the prostitute is unfortunate but I don't think it really interferes with my image of the name - I think the name already has a "sexy" vibe because of the rock and the X, and it seems like that could be why they chose it for the song.

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As a baby name Roxie is like Dixie - better than Trixie, and not bad, but I still have to take a moment to get over my image of it as self-consciously 'sexy,' before I can appreciate its style. I guess I think Roxanne nn Roxie is better than just Roxie. Roxana / Roxanna nn Roxie would appeal to me even more.

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That's odd - there isn't a name Roshana in the db.

My middle name is Roxanne, and it was chosen after the song. A few of my cousins called me Roxie and a couple still do. I like Roxanne well enough, but aside from my cousins calling me Roxie, I really don't like Roxie at all. It has a cheap, trying-to-be-sexy-but-failing vibe to it, like Lola only not so screamingly desperate.

I love Roxanne, Roxanna, Roxelana and Roxie; all the Rox-names. They're so brassy and tough, resourceful and clever: scrappy survivors who know how to dress up. I prefer Roxie to have a full name as well, but I don't dislike it on its own at all.