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View Name: Roxane


ROXANE
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: French, English, Ancient Greek
OTHER SCRIPTS: Ρωξανη (Ancient Greek)
PRONOUNCED: rok-SAN (French), rahk-SAN (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
French and English form of ROXANA. This is the name of Cyrano's love interest in the play 'Cyrano de Bergerac' (1897).
Related Names
VARIANTS: Roxanne (French), Roxana, Rexana, Rexanne, Roxanne (English), Roxana (Ancient Greek)
DIMINUTIVES: Roxy, Roxie (English)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Roshanak (Ancient Persian), Roshanak (Iranian), Rossana (Italian), Roksana (Polish), Rosana (Portuguese), Ruxandra, Roxana (Romanian), Roksana (Russian), Roxana (Spanish)
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