Roxanne etymology

Etymology:

• English, from Persian رخشانه (Rokhshāneh)

Meaning:

• "Dawn"
• "Light"

Origin:

• Persian mythology: Roxana was the wife of Alexander the Great and daughter of the Bactrian prince Oxyartes. Her name is derived from the Persian word "rokhsh" (meaning "light") and is associated with the goddess of dawn, Usha.
• Old Persian: Raucahina (shining, brilliant)

Variations:

• Roxanne
• Roxana
• Roksana
• Rosanna (Italian)
• Roshanna (Hindi)

Popularity:

• Roxanne has been a popular name in English-speaking countries since the 1980s, thanks in part to the 1972 song "Roxanne" by The Police.
• It is currently ranked around the top 200 names for girls in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Famous People with the Name Roxanne:

• Roxanne Shante (rapper)
• Roxanne Hart (actress)
• Roxanne Pulitzer (socialite)
• Roxanne Lowit (photographer)
• Roxanne Pallett (television personality)

Roxanne relate terms

• conciliate

  Etymology Latin conciliare to call together reconcile Con together calare to

• bootstrap

  Etymology The word bootstrap comes from the phrase pull oneself up by one s bootstrap

• earnest

  Etymology The word earnest originated from the Middle English word ernest which deri

• contingent

  Etymology Latin dependere to hang down be dependent Meaning 1 Dependent or Con

• refrain

  Etymology Old French refraindre Medieval Latin refrangere Latin re back frang

• republic

  Etymology Derived from the Latin word res publica literally meaning public thing or

• arsenal

  Etymology French arsenal Latin arsēnālis Greek ἀρσενικός arsenikos Me

• determination

  Etymology Latin determinare to mark off establish limits fix From de away o

• shambles

  Etymology Middle English schamel from Old North French eschamel escamel from Medieva