Gender Feminine
Usage English, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Scripts Ῥωξάνη(Ancient Greek)
Meaning & History
Latin form of Ῥωξάνη (Rhoxane), the Greek form of the Persian or Bactrian name روشنک (Roshanak), which meant "bright" or "dawn". This was the name of Alexander the Great's first wife, a daughter of the Bactrian nobleman Oxyartes. In the modern era it came into use during the 17th century. In the English-speaking world it was popularized by Daniel Defoe, who used it in his novel Roxana (1724).
Related Names
VariantsRoxane, Roxanna, Roxanne, Rexana, Rexanne(English) Rosana(Spanish) Ruxandra(Romanian) Rhoxane(Ancient Greek)
Other Languages & CulturesRoshanak(Ancient Persian) Roxane, Roxanne(French) Roshni(Hindi) Rossana(Italian) Roshni(Marathi) Roshan, Roshanak(Persian) Roksana(Polish) Rosana(Portuguese) Roksana(Russian) Ruşen(Turkish)
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Name Days
Hungary: September 14 (as Roxána)
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Entry updated May 29, 2020