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Roanne

Roanne proper noun: a commune in Loire department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

Proper noun (1)

Roanne

  1. A commune in Loire department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

Proper noun (2)

Roanne

  1. A female given name.
    • Miss Roanne Bockar, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Arnold Bockar, was married here today to Paul Katcher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Moses Katcher of New York.1966 December 12, “Miss Roanne Bockar Bride of Paul Katcher”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
    • Judge Roanne Sragow of the District Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in Cambridge was married yesterday to Richard A. Licht, a former Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island and a partner in the law firm of Licht & Semonoff in Providence, R.I.1993 June 14, “Richard A. Licht, Roanne Sragow”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 May 2015

Forms of Roanne

alternative formRoanna

Origin of Roanne

Unadapted borrowing from French Roanne.

Blend of Rose + Anne. Compare Joanne and Rosanne (possibly also inspired by Roxanne).

Questions about Roanne

What does Roanne mean?
Roanne means a commune in Loire department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
What part of speech is Roanne?
Roanne is a proper noun.

Words near Roanne in the dictionary

  1. Roane County
  2. Roanes
  3. Roanhorse
  4. roaning
  5. Roanna
  6. Roanne
  7. roanoke
  8. Roanoke bells
  9. Roanoke Colony
  10. Roanoke County
  11. Roanoke Island

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