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[ 2 syll. ro-xan-ne, rox-a-nne ] The girl name Roxanne is pronounced RAAKSAEN †. Roxanne is of Old Persian origin, and it is predominantly used in the English and French languages. Roxanne is a variant spelling of Roxana (English, German, and Spanish). Roxane (Old Greek, English, French, and Greek variant spelling) is a form of Roxanne. Roxanne is an unusual baby name for girls. Its usage peaked modestly in 1954 with 0.112% of baby girls being given the name Roxanne. Its ranking then was #159. The baby name has since steeply declined in popularity, and is of only infrequent use today. Among all girl names in its group, Roxanne was nonetheless the most widely used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Roxanne include Raegan (English), Reagan (English), Reaganne (English), Reagen, Reegan, Regan (English and Irish), Regen, Reghan, Regin (English), Reigan, Reighan, Rexanne (English), Rezan (Turkish), Réjane (French), Rheagan, Rhegan (English), Rhosan (English), Roisin (Irish), Rosann (English), and Rosanne (English).
† Pronunciation for Roxanne: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
