Roxane

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Roxane

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From French Roxane, from Ancient Greek Ῥωξᾱ́νη (Rhōxā́nē), from Old Persian *rauxšnā, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂. Doublet of Lua and Luna.

proper noun Roxana · Roxanne

A female given name from Old Persian. Your name is like a golden bell Hung in my heart; and when I think of you, I tremble, and the bell swings and rings - "Roxane!" "Roxane!"...along my veins, "Roxane!"

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@misc{roxane_2026,
  title = {Roxane},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/roxane},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}