fem. proper name, from French, from Latin Roxane, from Greek Rhoxane, of Persian origin (compare Avestan raoxšna- "shining, bright"). Spelling influenced by Anne.
rowan
rowboat
rowdy
rowel
row-house
Roxanne
Roxy
royal
royale
royalist
royally
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