meaning and origin of roxanne
Etymology & Historical Origin-Roxanne. Roxanne is the English and French form of an ancient Greek name Roxana (ÏÏÎ¾Î¬Î½Î·) which was ultimately derived from the Bactrian-Persian Roshanak (Ø±ÙØ´ÙÚ©) meaning âdawnâ (or âbright, radiant oneâ).oxanne is the English and French form of an ancient Greek name Roxana (ÏÏÎ¾Î¬Î½Î·) which was ultimately derived from the Bactrian-Persian Roshanak (Ø±ÙØ´ÙÚ©) meaning âdawnâ (or âbright, radiant oneâ).
Roxanne /rox-anne/ [2 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced roks-ANN. It is of Persian origin, and the meaning of Roxanne is  dawn .Roxandra is a contemporary blend of Roxane and Alexandra, appropriate since Roxane was the Persian princess Alexander the Great married during his travels of conquest. Roxane is the heroine of Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac.oxanne /rox-anne/ [2 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced roks-ANN. It is of Persian origin, and the meaning of Roxanne is  dawn .