Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. /ʁɔk.san/(French) /ɹɑk.ˈsæn/(English)  [key·simplify]

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

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