Roxannah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Roxannah

What is the meaning of the name Roxannah ?

The baby name Roxannah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ROK-SAN-ə; IPA: /rɑkˈsænə/ (US), /rɒkˈsænə/ (UK).

Roxannah is Persian in Origin.

Roxannah is a rare English elaboration of Roxana/Roxanna, ultimately tracing to Old Persian Roshanak, usually interpreted as “bright, radiant” or “dawn.” The name traveled into Greek as Rhoxane and Latin as Roxana, later yielding French Roxane and English Roxanne. Roxannah adds the familiar -h of names like Hannah and Susannah while keeping the luminous meaning.

The name’s fame stems from Roxana, the Bactrian wife of Alexander the Great, which anchored its presence in classical histories. European literary revival - most notably Daniel Defoe’s 1724 novel Roxana - helped reintroduce the form to English, where Roxanne peaked in the mid-20th century. Roxannah, by contrast, has seen only sporadic use, appearing as a creative or antique-leaning spelling in Anglophone records. Related variants include Roxana, Roxanna, Roxane, Roxanne, and Slavic Roksana; the Persian source form Roshanak is also used. Common diminutives are Roxy and Roxie.

⚙ Roxannah is about as rare as a name gets. In all, it appears just 2 times, across 2 countries.