Ruxandra is a Romanian feminine given name of Persian origin, and a variant of
Roxana
Roxana (died BC, , ; Old Iranian: ''*Raṷxšnā-'' "shining, radiant, brilliant", ) sometimes known as Roxanne, Roxanna and Roxane, was a Bactrian or Sogdian princess whom Alexander the Great had married after defeating Darius, ruler of the ...
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Notable bearers of the name include:
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Ruxandra Cesereanu (born 1963), Romanian poet and writer
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Ruxandra Donose (born 1964), Romanian opera singer
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Ruxandra Dragomir
Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie (born 24 October 1972) is a retired tennis player from Romania.
She won four singles and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour during her career. The right-hander reached her highest individual WTA ranking on 25 August 199 ...
(born 1972), Romanian tennis player
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Ruxandra Dumitrescu
Ruxandra 'Ruxi' Dumitrescu (20 April 1977 – 3 March 2024) was a Romanian volleyball player. Born in Galați, she competed with the Romania women's national volleyball team at the 1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Brazil. She ...
(born 1977), Romanian volleyball player
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Ruxandra Hociotă (born 1959), Romanian diver
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Ruxandra Lăpușneanu
Ruxandra Lăpușneanu (1538 – 21 November 1570) was a princess consort of Moldavia by her marriage to Alexandru Lăpușneanu in 1564. Ruxandra was the daughter of Peter IV Rareș and Princess Elena Ecaterina Rareș (the second daughter of Jovan ...
(1538–1570), princess consort of Moldavia
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Ruxandra Nedelcu
Ruxandra (Andra) Nedelcu (born 30 November 1984) is a Romanian freestyle skiing, freestyle skier, specializing in ski cross. (born 1984), Romanian freestyle skier
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Ruxandra Popa (born 1987), Romanian model and beauty queen
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Ruxandra Porojnicu (born 1993), Romanian actress
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Ruxandra Sireteanu (1945–2008), Romanian biophysicist and neuroscientist
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Romanian feminine given names
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