Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. RAWK-SAN(French) rahk-SAN(English)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

French and English form of Roxana. This is the name of Cyrano's love interest in the play Cyrano de Bergerac (1897).

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VariantsRoxanne(French) Roxana, Roxanna, Roxanne, Rexana, Rexanne(English)
DiminutivesRoxie, Roxy(English)
Other Languages & CulturesRhoxane, Roxana(Ancient Greek) Roshni(Hindi) Rossana(Italian) Roshni(Marathi) Rauxshna(Old Persian) Roshan, Roshanak(Persian) Roksana(Polish) Rosana(Portuguese) Roxana, Ruxandra(Romanian) Roksana(Russian) Rosana, Roxana(Spanish) Ruşen(Turkish) Rukhsana(Urdu)

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Entry updated May 29, 2020