The baby name Roxey is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ROK-see (ˈrɒk.si or ˈrɑːk.si).
The baby name Roxey is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ROK-see (ˈrɒk.si or ˈrɑːk.si).
Roxey is in Origin.
Roxey is a lively modern spelling of Roxie/Roxy, the familiar short form of Roxana or Roxanne. These trace to Greek Roxane (via Latin Roxana), ultimately from Old Persian Raoxshna/Roshanak, meaning bright, radiant, or dawn. The name entered Europe through the fame of Roxane of Bactria, wife of Alexander the Great, and later through French Roxane; Daniel Defoe’s 1724 novel Roxana also promoted the form in English.
As a pet-name, Roxie/Roxy stood alone by the late 19th century, and the -ey variant Roxey appears in British and American records from Victorian through Jazz Age years. It reads as vintage yet spunky today. Close variants include Roxie, Roxy, and Roxi; related formal names are Roxana, Roxanne, Roxane, and Roxanna, with Persian Roshanak as the deeper root. The enduring meaning centers on brightness and daybreak.
Roxey barely registers. There are only 10 recorded uses on record, spread over 7 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Roxey is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:
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