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رُوكْسَانَا
Roxana
rok-SAH-nah
“Bright, dawn.”
About Roxana
Roxana is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "bright, dawn" — a Persian name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From Old Persian Roshanak ('little light'). Roxana was the wife of Alexander the Great.
Origin & roots
Origin
Persian
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Roxane, Rokhsane
Root letters
Persian and Arabic share many roots through centuries of Islamic scholarship; Roxana's consonants live comfortably in both.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Roxana
- What does the name Roxana mean?
- Roxana (رُوكْسَانَا) means "Bright, dawn". From Old Persian Roshanak ('little light'). Roxana was the wife of Alexander the Great.
- Is Roxana a name from the Qur'an?
- Roxana does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Persian name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Roxana a boy or a girl name?
- Roxana is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Roxana come from?
- Roxana is a Persian name, built on the root letters R-W-Sh.
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