Roxana name definition: this name in other languages, spelling and pronunciation variants, female and male variants of name Roxana.
Define Roxana
Latin form of Ρωξανη (Roxane), the Greek form of the Persian or Bactrian name روشنک (Roshanak) which meant "bright" or "dawn". This was the name of Alexander the Great's first wife, a daughter of the Bactrian nobleman Oxyartes. In the modern era it came into use during the 17th century. In the English-speaking world it was popularized by Daniel Defoe, who used it in his novel 'Roxana' (1724).
Is Roxana a girl name?
Yes, name Roxana has feminine gender.
Where does the name Roxana come from?
Name Roxana most common in English, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Greek (Latinized).
