Roxana

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Pronounced： [ rahk-SAN-ə (English), rok-SAHN-ah (Spanish) ]
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Usage：English, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Greek (Latinized)

Meaning & History：

Latin form of Ρωξανη (Roxane), 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).

Names related to Roxana：

EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GREEK: Roxana, Roxane

ANCIENT PERSIAN: Roshanak

ENGLISH: Rexana, Rexanne, Roxana, Roxane, Roxanna, Roxanne

FRENCH: Roxane, Roxanne

ITALIAN: Rossana

PERSIAN: Roshanak

POLISH: Roksana

PORTUGUESE: Rosana

ROMANIAN: Roxana, Ruxandra

RUSSIAN: Roksana

SPANISH: Roxana

DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS

ENGLISH: Roxie, Roxy