Roxane

ROXANA is the Greek form of an Iranian (Persian) name. The name is ROSHANAK which means "little star". ROSHANAK was the official wife of Alexander the Great and her name became popular in other countries. Since the original name ROSHANAK was hard to pronounce for Greeks, they changed it to ROXANA. The Iranian name Roshanak is a popular name in modern day Iran. It means "brightful/shiny" or "star".