# Roxana

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #66,252

## Definitions
1. The wife of Alexander the Great.
2. A female given name from Persian.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ῥωξᾱ́νη (Rhōxā́nē) of Old Persian or Bactrian origin. Akin to Persian روشن (rowšan).

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