Roxanne

Persian
"dawn"

Roxanne Origin and Meaning

The name Roxanne is a girl's name of Persian origin meaning "dawn".

Best known as the beautiful heroine to whom Cyrano de Bergerac says, "Your name is like a golden bell".

After peaking in 1954, the name dipped out of the Top 1000 in 2012. It returned at Number 986 for 2013. Activist writer Roxane Gay uses an alternate spelling.

# 986 in the US

Roxanne Rank in US Top 1000

# 1067 on Nameberry

Roxanne Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Roxanne Popularity

Famous People Named Roxanne

  • Roxanne Emery
    English singer,songwriter
  • Roxanne "Roxy" Pallett
    English actress
  • Roxanne James
    Canadian MP
  • Roxanne Guinoo
    Filipina actress
  • Lolita "Roxanne" Shantรฉ
    American rapper and singer
  • Roxanne McKee
    English actress and model
  • Roxanne Quimby
    American artist and businesswoman, cofounder of Burt's Bees
  • Roxanne Tong
    Hong Kong actress

Roxanne in Pop Culture

  • Roxanne "Roxie" Hart
    main character in the play, musical, and movie "Chicago"
  • Roxanne Kowalski
    main character in 1987 film "Roxanne,"
  • Roxanne Ritchie
    character from the animated film Megamind
  • Roxanne Bojarski
    character on the show American Dreams
  • Roxanne "Roxy" Harmon
    character in 2011 film "God Bless America"
  • Roxanne "Roxy" Morton
    character in "Kingsman: The Secret Service"
  • Roxanne "Rocky" Ballantine
    character in DC Universe
  • Roxanne Sutton
    also known as Roxy Rocket, character in DC Universe
  • Roxanne
    song by The Police
  • Tango de Roxanne
    a song from the movie Moulin Rouge
  • Roxanne
    the Rustboro City rock,type Gym Leader in the Pokemon games and anime.
  • Roxanne
    the love interest of Max Goof in "A Goofy Movie"
  • Roxanne "Roxy" Ryan
    character from "New York Minute"
  • Roxanne Weasley
    daughter of Percy Weasley, twin sister of Fred Weasley II
  • Roxanne
    song by Arizona Zervas