Roxana
Meaning of Roxana
Roxana is a name born in the sun-kissed courts of ancient Persia—Raoxshna, “luz del alba,” the first rosy breath of dawn—and her story drifts westward like perfumed incense, gathering echoes in Greek scrolls where Alexander the Great married a Bactrian princess of that very name, then weaving through Latin verse, Iberian legend, and the lullabies of today’s Spanish-speaking world. Pronounced simply rohk-SAH-nuh in English, Roxana glows with a timeless radiance: she is the copper horizon just before sunrise, a symbol of hope, new beginnings, and the quiet strength of someone who can brighten an empire or a living room with equal grace. Neither wildly popular nor forgotten, she has danced steadily through more than a century of U.S. birth records, hovering in the middle ranks like a graceful flamenco step—rare enough to feel distinctive, familiar enough to feel warm on the tongue. Parents who choose Roxana often speak of her duality: regal yet tender, exotic yet grounded, a name that carries the soft hum of history while inviting every little girl who bears it to write her own vibrant chapter beneath the ever-renewing sky.
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as rahk-SAH-nuh (/rɑkˈsɑnə/)
British English
- Pronunced as rahk-SAH-nuh (/rɒkˈsɑːnə/)
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Notable People Named Roxana
| Roxana Saberi is an American CBS News correspondent who wrote a book about her 101 days in Iran's Evin Prison on espionage charges in 2009. |
| Roxana Druse was the last woman hanged in New York, and her botched execution helped push the state to adopt the electric chair. |
| Roxana Blanco is a Uruguayan actress who trained at the Margarita Xirgu Multidisciplinary School of Dramatic Art. |
| Roxana Miranda is a Chilean activist and politician who ran for president in 2013 as the Partido Igualdad candidate. |
| Roxana Reyes is an Argentine politician from the Radical Civic Union who has represented Santa Cruz as a National Deputy since 2017. |
| Roxana Hartmann, born Roxana Luca, is a Romanian figure skater who won ten national titles and competed for her country at two Olympic Games. |
| Roxana Cocoș is a Romanian weightlifter who has competed at the international level. |
| Roxana Zal is an American former actress and fashion designer who became the youngest Primetime Emmy winner at just 14 for her role in Something About Amelia. |
| Roxana Castellanos is a Mexican actress and TV host. |
| Roxana Díaz Sánchez is a retired Cuban sprinter who made her name in track and field. |
| Roxana Díaz Burgos is a Venezuelan actress and former Miss Venezuela contestant known for her roles in telenovelas, TV series and films. |
| Roxana Luna Porquillo is a Mexican PRD politician who represented Puebla as a federal deputy in the LXII Legislature of Congress. |
| Roxana Preussler is an Argentine marathon runner who won the 2005 Buenos Aires Marathon and claimed two victories at the Mar del Plata Marathon. |
| Roxana Gatzel is a Romanian handball player who competes for the club CS Magura Cisnadie. |
| Roxana Moslehi is a genetic epidemiologist born in Iran. |
