# Roshan

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #43,893

## Definitions
1. A kshatriya Punjabi surname.

## Etymology
From Persian روشن (rowšan).

## Easily confused with
- **rowan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roshan-vs-rowan)
- **Rosa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rosa-vs-roshan)
- **Roan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roan-vs-roshan)
- **roman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roman-vs-roshan)
- **rosen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rosen-vs-roshan)
- **Rohan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rohan-vs-roshan)
- **Ronan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ronan-vs-roshan)
- **Rogan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rogan-vs-roshan)
- **rodman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rodman-vs-roshan)
- **Rashad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rashad-vs-roshan)

## Common misspellings (9)
`orshan`, `rohsan`, `rosahn`, `roshann`, `roshhan`, `roshna`, `rosshan`, `rroshan`, `rsohan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/roshan