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Roxane

Roxane proper noun: a female given name from Old Persian.

Proper noun

Roxane

  1. A female given name from Old Persian.
    • Your name is like a golden bell
      Hung in my heart; and when I think of you,
      I tremble, and the bell swings and rings - "Roxane!"
      "Roxane!"...along my veins, "Roxane!"1897, Edmond Rostand, translated by Brian Hooker, Cyrano de Bergerac, published 1923

Forms of Roxane

alternative formRoxana
alternative formRoxanne

Origin of Roxane

From French Roxane, from Ancient Greek Ῥωξᾱ́νη (Rhōxā́nē), from Old Persian *rauxšnā, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂. Doublet of Lua and Luna.

Questions about Roxane

What does Roxane mean?
Roxane means a female given name from Old Persian.
What part of speech is Roxane?
Roxane is a proper noun.

Words near Roxane in the dictionary

  1. rox
  2. roxadustat
  3. Roxalia
  4. Roxalie
  5. Roxana
  6. Roxane
  7. Roxania
  8. Roxanna
  9. Roxanne
  10. roxarsone
  11. Roxas

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