What do you know about your name? What does it sound like to other people?
According to NameVoyager, (I'm not sure how I found myself on there, maybe it was after mom thought it would be funny to stuff a 10lb watermelon up my shirt), here are a few tidbits about "Roxanne"--
-Peaked in the 1950s (Alan, too!)
-Greek/Persian meaning "Dawn of Day" (this makes me smile)
-Roxanne's often get sung "Roxxannnnnnne" by The Police (this does not)
-The name of Alexander the Great's Wife and Peter Pulitzer's, husband of the Lilly Pulitzer, scandalous sex-driven, tabloid star ex
-Main character in "Cyrano de Bergerac" (my namesake and also my mom's middle name-- my grandmother was a lit professor and loved the play!)
-To most people Roxanne sounds sexy but not very friendly or young
all i know is my name means "dear"
Shall I start calling you dear, my dear? :)
So fun! Anne means "full of grace" - not sure why I never really thought to ask about my name meaning before?! But, I like it! My mom always makes these little comments like "That's my grace under pressure..." and I always thought well why the hell didn't you name me Grace?! *smacks forehead
Colleen is Irish for girl, but it's never used there as a name, just an American invention! Seems like it peaked in the 1960s.
What I found funny was that namipedia users have a hugely negative reaction to it! No love for Colleens.
michelle peaked in the 70s and means "who is like god." and i get sung "michelle" by the beatles all the time. not so fun.
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