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Roxanne

Also spelled: Roxane

Usually a girl's name

Literal meaning
French form of Roxana, from Old Iranian 'bright, shining' Well attested

Often said to mean 'dawn'; the references give 'bright, shining'.

Origin
French, from Greek, from Old Iranian
Popularity

US 2025: #1315 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #1512

Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.

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