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Roxananoun
The wife of Alexander the Great.
Roxananoun
A female given name from Persian.
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ῥωξᾱ́νη (Rhōxā́nē) of Old Persian or Bactrian origin. Akin to Persian روشن (rowšan).
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Roxana
Roxana (c. 340 BC – 310 BC, Ancient Greek: Ῥωξάνη; Old Iranian: *Raṷxšnā- "shining, radiant, brilliant"; sometimes Roxanne, Roxanna, Rukhsana, Roxandra and Roxane) was a Sogdian or a Bactrian princess whom Alexander the Great married after defeating Darius, ruler of the Achaemenid Empire, and invading Persia. The exact date of her birth is unknown, but she was probably in her early teens at the time of her wedding to Alexander the Great.
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Roxana
Roxana Greek: Ρωξάνη; Avestan: Raoxshna; Pashto: روښانه roxana Persian: رکسانا, "luminous beauty"; Persian: رکسانا, رخسانا Rokhsāna; sometimes Roxanne, Roxanna, Roxandra and Roxane, was a Bactrian princess and a wife of Alexander the Great. She was born earlier than the year 343 BC, though the precise date remains uncertain, and died in ca. 310 BC.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Roxana in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Roxana in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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As she drove across the island to meet with local officials about the opioid crisis, it occurred to her that Puerto Ricans were now suffering at the hands of another set of corporations. Fossil fuel companies had warmed the planet and misled the public about global warming, making billions along the way. It wasn’t so different from what had happened in DePue and Roxana, she thought.Then, she said, God told her to sue Exxon again.
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- روكساناArabic
- roxanaCzech
- roxanaDanish
- RoxanaGerman
- roxanaGreek
- roxanaEsperanto
- roxanaSpanish
- رکساناPersian
- roxanaFinnish
- RoxanaFrench
- roxanaIrish
- रोक्सानाHindi
- roxanaHungarian
- roxanaIndonesian
- RoxanaItalian
- רוקסנהHebrew
- ロクサナJapanese
- ರೊಕ್ಸಾನಾKannada
- 록사나Korean
- RoxanenLatin
- roxanaDutch
- roxanaNorwegian
- roxanaPolish
- RoxanaPortuguese
- roxanaRomanian
- РоксанаRussian
- roxanaSwedish
- ரோக்ஸானாTamil
- roksanaTurkish
- РоксанаUkrainian
- روکسانہUrdu
- roxanaVietnamese
- 羅克珊Chinese
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