Roxana name meaning

Gender: Girl

Origin: Old Persian, Latin, English, German and Spanish

Usage: Arabic, German, Spanish, English, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Tamil

Pronunciation: rox(a)-na

Meaning: Bright and Dawn

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What does Roxana mean?
Variations of Roxana
Nicknames for Roxana
Middle Names for Roxana
How popular is Roxana?
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Similar Names to Roxana
Famous People Named Roxana
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What does Roxana mean?

Roxana means Bright or Dawn is of Old Persian, German, English, Latin and Spanish origin and a gender-neutral name is used majorly in Arabic, Tamil, English, Danish, Spanish, German, Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian.

Roxana is Latin cognate of Ρωξανη, a Greek Form of the Persian Name روشنک = Bright, Shining, Dawn. The name is celebrated on September 7th.

How do I pronounce Roxana?

Two syllabled Roxana is pronounced as rox(a)-na.

Variants of Roxana

Rexana, Rexanne

Nicknames for Roxana

Potential nickname for the name Roxana include:

Roxy

Names that rhyme with Roxana

How popular is the name Roxana?

In United States, Roxana was once a common name since emerging in 1882 it has been given to over 11345 babies. When at its peak in 1987,. However after 123 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts but it is still going strong.

Roxana is a unique baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 2000 names. In 2007, it ranked 1050th when 32 girls were named Roxana.

Over 358 people have been named Roxana in England and Wales.

Roxana is an uncommon baby name in Ireland still in use today. During its 36 years of usage in France, it had made up to just the top 2000 girl names.

Over 328 babies in France have been named Roxana. Also, it appeared first time in 2009 on baby girl names list of Belgium. However things change on global perspective, Roxana is extremely popular in Romania where every 1 in 200 have the name.

Also the baby name is popular in Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Mexico, Chile, El Salvador, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Guatemala. As per our findings, over 440000 babies have been bestowed Roxana around the globe.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2018			1958	100
2017			1879	107
2016			1880	107
2015			1667	127
2014			1898	105

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Roxana in Nordic countries

Countries	Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name
	198	115
	0	79

What numerology tells about Roxana?

Gaining your trust is a hard thing to accomplish. Having letter A as your capstone in your name represents the independent and carefree life you are living. You thrive for balance and harmony in life but you are never going to make it with fake people causing you stress. You are curious and driven by your wish to invent new things and solutions. You are the most important person in your life and to you, no one else matters.

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Asalah - Meaning of Asalah is Purity is largely used in Arabic, Hindi and Gujarati is used as a girl name
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Muneer - Used notably in Sindhi and Arabic unorthodox, Muneer is used as a boy name, Muneer means "Moons Light, Brilliant or Lamp"
Qismat means Destiny or Area is chiefly used in Arabic and Arabic is a unisex name
Sora - Sora's meaning is Sky or Blue Sky is of Arabic, Slavonic and American origin and is used particulary in Japanese is used for both genders

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Middle names for Roxana

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Famous people named Roxana

Roxana Zal, American actress
Roxana Boamfă, Romanian figure skater
Roxana Preussler, female marathon runner from Argentina
Roxana, Sogdian princess of Bactria whom the Greek Macedonian king, Alexander the Great, married
Roxana Druse, last woman hanged in the state of New York
Roxana Díaz, Venezuelan television actress

Roxana Díaz, female track and field sprinter from Cuba
Roxana Mărăcineanu, Romanian-born French former backstroke swimmer
Roxana Barry Robinson, American novelist and biographer whose fiction explores the complexity of familial bonds and fault lines
Roxana Luca, Romanian former competitive figure skater
Roxana McGowan, actress in Mack Sennett comedies in
Roxana Phillip in The Broca Divide as Actress
Roxana Ardi in Mai... così grosso! as Actress
Roxana Zachos in Nana Means King as Actress
Roxana Martínez in Las mentiras as Actress
Roxana Castellanos in Objeto 15 as Actress
Roxana Brusso in Cradle 2 the Grave as Actress
Roxana Condurache in The Whistleblower as Actress

Roxana Ortega in Larry Crowne as Actress
Roxana Berco in TV series Herencia de amor as Actress
Roxana Chávez portrayed central role of N in 1993 action and crime film Culpable o inocente.
In 1979, Roxana Dupre portrayed the role of Repartidora de cartones en Bingo in comedy flick Los bingueros.
In 1993, Roxana del Río played the role of Enfermera in comedy flick Mi novia ya no es Virginia.
In 2005, Roxana Yépez portrayed the role of Luisa In movie Ruta del Jaca.
In 2012, Roxana Blanco characterized the role of Érika in comedy and drama film El muerto y ser feliz.