Roxanne - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Roxanne \rox(an)-ne\ is pronounced roks-ANN. It is of Persian origin, and its meaning is "dawn". Roxandra is a contemporary blend of Roxane and Alexandra, appropriate since Roxane was the Persian princess Alexander the Great married during his travels of conquest. Roxane is the heroine of Rostand's play "Cyrano de Bergerac".

Roxanne has 22 variant forms: Oksana, Oksanna, Roksanne, Roxana, Roxandra, Roxana, Roxane, Roxann, Roxanna, Roxeena, Roxene, Roxey, Roxi, Roxiane, Roxianne, Roxie, Roxine, Roxy, Roxyanna, Ruksana, Ruksane and Ruksanna.

For more information, see also the related name Rexanne.

Baby names that sound like Roxanne are Rexanna, Rexine and Rexana.

Roxanne is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Roxanne. Click here to compare Roxanne with related baby names.