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Roxie

Girl name · 4 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Roxie: 4 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 4 births in 2022.

With its lively, toe-tapping rhythm, the name Roxie is primarily a diminutive of Roxanne, itself the English form of the Persian Roshanak, meaning "dawn" or "bright light." It is best known as the sensational, gun-toting heroine of the musical *Chicago*, immortalised on screen by Renée Zellweger as Roxie Hart, a character who first appeared in a 1920s play. Anthea Askey also brought a showbiz zest to the name in the British sitcom *Roxie*. The root, Roshanak, is also shared by the great fortress of Roxana, the Bactrian wife of Alexander the Great, lending the name a surprisingly ancient and powerful lineage. While Roxie feels indelibly American and jazzy, it has enjoyed intermittent but affectionate use in Scotland as a spunky, modern alternative to the more formal Roxanne.