Roxanne

English

Proper noun

Roxanne

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

Translations

female given name — see Roxana

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• Roxane
• Roxy, Roxie

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *lewk-

Proto-Indo-European *-sneh₂

Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂

Old Persian *rauxšnā

Ancient Greek Ῥωξᾱ́νη (Rhōxā́nē)

French Roxane

English Roxannebor.

Cebuano Roxanne

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Roxanne (Badlit spelling ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜐᜈ᜔)

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

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Roxánne (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜐᜈ᜔)

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

Related terms

• Roxane
• Roxie
• Roxy