Roxanne

Roxanne

1. A female given name from Persian; a spelling variant of Roxane, fairly popular since the 1930s.

• Roxane
• Roxy, Roxie

Borrowed from English Roxanne, from French Roxane, from Ancient Greek Ῥωξᾱ́νη (Rhōxā́nē), from Old Persian *rauxšnā, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾoksan/ [ˈɾ̪ok.s̪ɐn̪]
• Hyphenation: Ro‧xan‧ne

Roxanne (Badlit spelling ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜐᜈ᜔)

1. a female given name from English [in turn from Old Persian]

Borrowed from English Roxanne, variant of Roxane, from French Roxane, from Ancient Greek Ῥωξᾱ́νη (Rhōxā́nē).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɾokˈsan/ [ɾokˈsan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: Ro‧xanne

Roxánne (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜐᜈ᜔)

1. a female given name from English [in turn from French]