Roxane
\ʁɔ.ksan\♀French girl's name
At a glance
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | \ʁɔ.ksan\ |
| Also spelled | Roxanne |
Origin and meaning
From French Roxane, from Ancient Greek Ῥωξᾱ́νη (Rhōxā́nē), from Old Persian *rauxšnā, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂. Doublet of Lua and Luna.
Where it is mostly given
- United States
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Switzerland
Around the world
- EnglishRoxanne
- Arabicروكسانا
- BasqueRoxana
- CatalanRoxana
- Chinese罗克珊娜
- DanishRoxana
- SpanishRoxana
- FinnishRoksane
- WelshRoxana
- GreekΡωξάνη
- Hebrewרוקסנה
- HungarianRhóxané
- ItalianRossana
- Japaneseロクサーヌ
- GermanRoxane
In literature
« Alexandre s’étant rendu maître de ce lieu [Sisimithre], y trouva la belle Roxane, fille d’Oxyartes, & l’épousa, à ce que rapporte Plutarque. »Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).