Roxana

Meaning & origin

Roxana is a girl's name of Persian origin, traditionally used in Zoroastrian families. The name means "Bright, dawn-like, the radiant — Roxana (Persian Rokhsāneh, originally Avestan raoxsna 'shining') names a girl as the dawn itself. Borne by Roxana, the Bactrian princess who married Alexander the Great and bore his only son." and belongs to the Light cluster — names meaning radiance, illumination, and hope.

Beyond its Zoroastrian heritage, Roxana is also used in Christian, Atheist traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.

Common among Persian, American, British, Iranian families, Roxana carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Roxana

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Roxana resonates in either tradition.

How Roxana sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Roxana breaks down into 6 phonemes: /R-OW-K-AA-N-AA/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

Nicknames

Common affectionate forms of Roxana — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.

The six signals, applied to Roxana

NameRoot scores every name across six independent dimensions. Here's how Roxana maps to each — install the app to see the full compatibility score for your specific family.