Roxanne is a feminine given name. It is derived from the Greek name Rhōxanē (Latinised to Roxana), used for Roxana, the wife of Alexander the Great, a derivative of the Persian Roshanak, meaning bright star. Rokh meaning face, Shan bright or glowing Ak meaning little one. رخشانک. In Kurdish (Roj-an) as well as in Avesta (Rowc) it means "bright, sun, sunlight, sun god, day".

People

* Roxana, Bactrian princess and wife of

Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip II to ...

* Roxanne Avent (born 1976), American film producer and movie studio executive * Roxanne Barcelo (born 1985), Filipino-American actress, model and singer * Roxanne Barker (born 1991), South African football goalkeeper *

Roxanne Beck Roxanne Beck is an American screenwriter, children's book author and voice actress. Her writing credits include the screenplay for the short film "Miss Famous" (2015) starring Kristen Wiig and the children's book "Caterpillarland" (Chakra 4 Publis ...

, American singer and voice actress *

Roxanne Beckford Roxanne Beckford-Hoge (born November 17, 1969) is a Jamaican-born American actress. Career She has acted in numerous television series and played minor roles in films, including ''Bewitched (2005 film), Bewitched'' (2005) ''Something's Gotta ...

(born 1969), American actress * Roxanne Benjamin, American film producer, writer and director *

Roxanne Bovenberg Roxanne Bovenberg (born 30 July 1989, Vlaardingen) is a Dutch team handball player. She plays on the Dutch national team, and participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship The 2011 World Women's Handball Championship was the 2 ...

(born 1989), Dutch handball player * Roxanne Conlin (born 1944), United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa * Roxanne Constantin, Canadian musician *

Roxanne Donnery Roxanne Donnery ( – January 2, 2023) was an American politician who was a member of the Orange County legislature in Orange County, New York. She represented the 14th District as a member of the Democratic Party, which includes the town of Hig ...

American politician from New York * Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (born 1939), American historian, writer and feminist *

Roxanne Dufter Roxanne Dufter (born 13 February 1992) is a German speed skater. She competed in the women's 3000 metres at the 2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 discipli ...

(born 1992), German speed skater * Roxanne Emery (born 1984), English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer * Roxanne Fontana (born 1959), Italian-American author and musician * Roxanne Franck (born 1998), French female handball player * Roxanne Guinoo (born 1986), Filipino actress * Roxanne Hart (born 1952), American actress *

Roxanne James Roxanne L. James (born 1966) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election. She represented the electoral district of Scarborough Centre as a member of the Conservative Party, until her defeat i ...

(born 1966), Canadian politician * Roxanne Jones (1928–1996), American politician from Pennsylvania * Roxanne Kernohan (1960–1993), Canadian actress * Roxanne Lowit, New York-based fashion and celebrity photographer * Roxanne McKee (born 1980), English actress and model * Roxanne Modafferi (born 1982), American mixed martial artist * Roxanne Didier Nicholas (born 1992), St. Lucian dancer and beauty pageant titleholder * Roxanne Pallett (born 1982), English actress and singer * Roxanne Persaud, American politician from New York * Roxanne Potvin (born 1982) Canadian bilingual singer, guitarist and songwriter * Roxanne Pulitzer (born 1951), American novelist and actress * Roxanne Qualls (born 1953), American mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio * Roxanne Quimby (born 1950), American artist and businesswoman * Roxanne Roberts (born 1954), American style writer for the Washington Post * Roxanne "Roxy" Saint (born 1977) American singer, musician, video producer * Roxanne Seeman (born 1954), American songwriter and lyricist * Roxanne Shanté (born 1969), American hip hop musician *

Roxanne Starr Roxanne Starr is an American graphic designer and comic book letterer. Biography Early life and education Roxanne Starr was born in Paris, France to German parents, however was raised in the United States after moving to New York City at the a ...

, American graphic designer and comic book letterer * Roxanne Swentzell (born 1962), American ceramist * Roxanne Tong (born 1987), Hong Kong beauty pageant contestant *

Roxanne Varza Roxanne Varza ( fa, رکسانا ورزا; born 1985) is Director of Station F, a startup campus, the world's largest startup facility, based in Paris, France where she is recognized as one of the most influential figures in the French startup ec ...

(born 1985), Iranian-American company executive * Roxanne Wilson (born 1979), American businesswoman *

Roxanne Ashley Yu Roxanne Ashley Yu is a Filipino people, Filipino Swimming (sport), swimmer who represents the Philippines. Swimming career Yu would win three bronze medals in the Swimming at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, 2015 Southeast Asian Games in Sing ...

(born 1997), Filipino swimmer

Roxanna

* Roxanna Bennett, Canadian poet *

Roxanna Brown Roxanna Maude Brown (May 2, 1946 – May 14, 2008) was a prominent authority on Southeast Asian ceramics and director of the Bangkok University's Southeast Asian Ceramics Museum. Her research of Ming Dynasty ceramics greatly improved knowledge o ...

, prominent authority on Southeast Asian ceramics and director of the Bangkok University's Southeast *

Roxanna Carrillo Roxanna Carrillo is a Peruvian activist and feminist. Carrillo has worked for the United Nations for around twenty years. She was involved in the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) where she studied gender based violence and it ...

, Peruvian activist and feminist * Roxanna June, playboy model * Roxanna Panufnik, British composer of Polish heritage

Fictional characters

*Roxanne "Roxy" Washington, a Marvel character known as Bling! *Roxanne Ritchie, a TV news reporter in the movie Megamind *Roxanne, the high school love interest of Max Goof in

A Goofy Movie ''A Goofy Movie'' is a 1995 American animated musical comedy- adventure film produced by Disney MovieToons and Walt Disney Television Animation. Directed by Kevin Lima, the film is based on The Disney Afternoon television series '' Goof Tr ...

*Roxy Lalonde, via Homestuck. *Dr. Roxanne Vanderwheele, an archeologist from the cartoon "

Tutenstein ''Tutenstein'' is an American animated television series, produced by Porchlight Entertainment for Discovery Kids based on the comics by Jay Stephens. The series premiered on November 1, 2003 and ended on October 11, 2008. It features young mummy ...

". *Roxanne “Roxy” The Wolf, one of the animatronics in Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach.

People

Roxanna

Fictional characters

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