Roxanne

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Gender: Female Meaning of Roxanne: "dawn" Origin of Roxanne: Persian

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The name Roxanne is a girl's name of Persian origin meaning "dawn". Roxanne and is often added to lists like Unique Vintage Names for Girls and discussed in our forums with posts like "Names on NB that make you go WOW!".

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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".

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.

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Famous People Named Roxanne

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

Pop Culture References for the name Roxanne

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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

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

Roxanne's International Variations

Roksana (Russian) Roxane (Greek)

Roxanne in Blog Posts

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Comments

Ella Says:

2017-09-16T16:53:28

Roxanne is my moms name.She likes her name but hates the association with the song.

zmakqp Says:

2017-02-01T20:30:13

I think Roxanne is a beautiful name with a beautiful meaning and I especially like it paired with the nn Roxy.

Sillysarahlily Says:

2016-11-29T12:41:23

I love this name and have done since I was 8 years old. In the future if I have a daughter, I'm naming her Roxanne

Europa95 Says:

2016-07-24T17:15:15

Technically, the girl in the song is an EX-floozy ("You DON'T have to put on the red light, those days are OVER, you DON'T have to sell your body to the night" [emphasis mine]).

I think I prefer Roxanna, but it is a pretty name.

kayasam Says:

2016-05-27T22:55:28

This is a really amazing name in my opinion. It's the perfect combination of sassy and sweet.

cyoung325 Says:

2016-05-27T21:26:38

Ha! I've literally been singing the song the whole time I read this page. I like the name although it does have a "bad girl" image maybe partly because of the song. Still, I'd love to meet a little Roxanne one day!

headintheclouds Says:

2015-10-03T14:49:16

Roxanne is one of the names in my head that I associate with glamorous and sassy personalities (similar to Veronica), except a Roxanne would have more of a wry, dry-humor type of sarcastic wit. Roxanne is a wonderful name with an interesting sound, and I think it just sounds effortlessly cool with a retro vibe. Roxie is an adorable nickname.

LadyOh Says:

2015-09-09T05:22:43

Unfortunately, I come from the generation who likes to belt out the song, "Roxanne" by the Police whenever it's on. It's a song about a prostitute. Not the best thing to be associated with, but I'm sure that can be overlooked.

It's still a really nice name.