Roxelana

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
The name Roxelana means "Ruslana" or "Rus girl" in Turkish. It is believed to have been the name of a legendary Polish princess who was sold into slavery and eventually became a concubine of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in the 16th century.
Popularity
Roxelana is not a very common name worldwide, but it is relatively popular in the Turkish-speaking countries and other parts of the Middle East.

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Roxelana Name meanings & History

The name Roxelana means "Ruslana" or "Rus girl" in Turkish. It is believed to have been the name of a legendary Polish princess who was sold into slavery and eventually became a concubine of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in the 16th century. From a Turkish nickname meaning "Ruthenian". This referred to the region of Ruthenia, covering Belarus, Ukraine and western Russia. Roxelana (1502-1558), also known by the name Hürrem, was a slave and then concubine of Süleyman the Magnificent, sultan of the Ottoman Empire. She eventually became his wife and produced his heir, Selim II. The name Roxelana is primarily used for baby girls, but it can also be used as a surname or a middle name.

Zodiac Sign of Roxelana: Reason Aries

Synonyms of Roxelana:

R: Resourceful,Restless,Reason,Rational

O: Obsolete,Obsessive,Organized,Obstinate,Ostentatious

X: Excitement,Exaggeration,Extreme,Extravagant,Extensive,Exhaustive,X marks' the spot

E: Expressive,Exaggerate,Enlighten,Enliven,Entertain,Environment

L: Lovely,Languid,Lazy,Luscious,Lover,Legal,Liaison

A: Ambitious,Action,Aggressive,Assertive,Argumentative,Angry

N: Nutrition,Nervous,Nagging,Nice,Neat,Neurosis,Nitpicking

Roxelana is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Complex name
  • a Formal name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name
  • a Youthful name

Famous People

There have been several famous women throughout history with the name Roxelana, most notably the Polish princess who became the wife of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.

Related Names to Roxelana

Ruslana, Rosalina, Rosalind, Roxana, Roxanne

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