Roxana

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feminine given name given name

Roxana is a feminine given name of Persian origin, historically associated with figures such as the wife of Alexander the Great and later borne by various notable women.

Aliases (4)

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	feminine given name → given name →
gender	feminine →
hasAlternativeSpelling	Roxsana → Roxána →
hasCategory	Feminine given names → Persian feminine given names →
hasCulturalAssociation	Hellenistic history → Persian culture →
hasEtymologicalRoot	Old Persian or Bactrian form related to "Roshanak" →
hasMeaningRelatedTo	bright → dawn →
hasNameDayInSomeTraditions	varies by country →
hasOrigin	Persia → Persian language →
hasPopularity	moderate in various countries →
hasScriptForm	Latin alphabet →
hasTransliterationFrom	Persian name "Roxane" / "Roxana" →
hasUsageType	personal name →
hasVariant	Roksana → Roxane → Roxanna → Roxanne → Rukhsana →
isCognateWith	Roxane → Roxanne → Rukhsana →
isDistinctFrom	Roxane (as a specific spelling) → Roxanne (as a specific spelling) →
isHistoricallyAssociatedWith	Roxana, wife of Alexander the Great → ancient Bactria →
isRelatedToName	Roshanak →
isUsedAs	first name →
isUsedIn	English language → Italian language → Portuguese language → Romanian language → Spanish language → various European languages →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Roxana ("Roxána") → Roxana ("Roxsana") →	hasAlternativeSpelling
Roxana ("Roxanna") → Roxane →	hasVariant
Roxana Foote Beecher →	givenName
Roxana ("Roxana, wife of Alexander the Great") →	isHistoricallyAssociatedWith
Stateira II →	killedBy
Alexander IV of Macedon →	mother
Roxane →	nameVariant
Daniel Defoe →	notableWork
Alexander the Great →	spouse