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Out of the three you listed in the subject, my favorite is Roxana. I think it's very pretty and elegant. Your husband is probably right about the song, because I've never heard of it (though I have heard of the Police). Roxie is okay for a nickname, but you could call her Xana if you don't like it.

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How about Roxana Lillian?

I don't mind the name at all - although I really dislike the nn Roxie - and love it spelt like 'Roxana'.

Agreed. I always want to say " You don't have to turn on the red light!" after I hear this name and that song was before my time.
I wouldn't use it for that reason and mainly it just sounds jagged somehow... i don't know what it is but it doesn't seem to feel right.

I like Roxanne and Roxana/Roxanna... I don't like the original sp. of Roxane because in En., it looks too much like Rox-ayn, which is unappealing. I'd use Roxanne in a heartbeat and Roxana's pretty too, but too close for sibs. Would depend on the mn. which of the 2 went better w/ it. I've known very few Roxannes and no Roxannas and none of them seemed to go by Roxie. No sense using Roxie when Roxanne is only 2 syls and sounds WAY better. Never even heard of the song until now. I'd be more inclined to think of the movie Roxanne, which I never got to see, but remember being around. Rox, I can see as a nn, but if you go w/ Roxanne, it's only 2 syls and no longer to say than Roxie, so if you don't like Roxie, Roxanne may be a better choice than Roxana even though both are quite pretty.

Roxanna is my favorite because, unfortunately, Roxanne does remind me of the Police song.

I love the name Roxana... Alexander the Great's Persian wife. I also think Roxy is pretty cute and spunky.

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Another variant of the name is Roshana, if you like that better.

This message was edited 9/18/2010, 7:06 PM

I love the energy that Roxanne and its variants exude.

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One of my current favorite combinations is Edith Roxana.