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Roxane

روكسانIn Arabic

Meaning
Shining, radiant (Old Persian)
About the name
Roxana was the Bactrian or Sogdian princess who married Alexander the Great. In French literature Roxane is also the woman Cyrano de Bergerac loves.
For
A girl
Origin
Greek, Persian
Other spellings
Roxana, Roxanne

Islamic naming guidance

  • Permissible

Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.

Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources

Confidence: high

Sources

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