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Roxane
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English
Alternative forms
en Roxana Roxanne
Etymology
From en fr Roxane, from en grc Ῥωξᾱ́νη, from en peo *rauxšnā, from en ine-pro *lówksneh₂. en Lua Luna.
Proper noun
en female Old Persian.
en 1897 Edmond Rostand Cyrano de Bergerac 1923 Brian Hooker Your name is like a golden bellHung in my heart; and when I think of you,I tremble, and the bell swings and rings - "Roxane!""Roxane!"...along my veins, "Roxane!"
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
Roxana the wife of Alexander the Great
fr female Roxana
Descendants
1 nl Roxane
1 en Roxane
1 de Roxane