ROXANNE  

Gender: F
Origin: Persian
Meaning: "dawn"

Has a touch of the exotic from its Eastern origins, best known as the beautiful heroine to whom Cyrano de Bergerac says, "Your name is like a golden bell".

Nicknames & Variations:
Roxanna, Roxene, Roxiane, Roxey, Roxi, Roksanne, Roxana, Ruksane, Roxyanna, Roxy, Roxan, Roxann, Roxine, Roxannia, Roxianne, Ruksanna, Ruksana

International Variations:
Roxane (Greek) Roksana (Russian)

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