Roxana

rok-SAH-nah
Dawn; bright star
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Overview

Roxana is a girl's name rooted in Persian. The name is traditionally understood to mean “Dawn; bright star”. It travels well — written natively in Japanese, Russian and Chinese, and more. People who share the name include Roxen and Roxana Saberi.

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Meaning

Dawn; bright star

Origin

Persian

The story

The Bactrian princess who married Alexander the Great.

Famous people named Roxana

Roxana in other languages

  • Japaneseロクサナ
  • RussianРоксана
  • Chinese罗克萨娜

Variations

Roksana, Roxane

Numerology

1

The name Roxana carries numerology number 1. (For entertainment.)

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