The name Roxana is usually given to a Girl.
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The origin of the name lies in Persian.
Roxana is pronounced as /ɹɑk.ˈsæn.ə/(English) /rok.ˈsa.na/(Spanish)
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Pronunciation
/ɹɑk.ˈsæn.ə/(English) /rok.ˈsa.na/(Spanish)
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Meaning
Latin form of Ῥωξάνη (
Rhoxane), the Greek form of an Old
Persian or Bactrian name, from Old Iranian *rauxšnā meaning "bright, shining" [1]. 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).
Origin
English, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Pronunciation
/ɹɑk.ˈsæn.ə/(English) /rok.ˈsa.na/(Spanish)