Ruxandra is a Romanian feminine given name of Persian origin, and a variant of
Roxana
Roxana (c. 340 BC – 310 BC, grc, 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 a ...
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Notable bearers of the name include:
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Ruxandra Cesereanu
Ruxandra-Mihaela Cesereanu or Ruxandra-Mihaela Braga (born August 17, 1963) is a Romanian poet, essayist, short story writer, novelist, and literary critic. Also known as a journalist, academic, literary historian and film critic, Cesereanu holds ...
(born 1963), Romanian poet and writer
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Ruxandra Donose
Ruxandra Donose (born 2 September 1964, in Bucharest) is a Romanian operatic mezzo-soprano.
Donose studied singing with Georgeta Stoleriu at the Ciprian Porumbescu Conservatory, where she graduated in 1989.
In 1990 she was the runner up at the ...
(born 1964), Romanian opera singer
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Ruxandra Dragomir
Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie (born 24 October 1972) is a retired tennis player from Romania.
She won four singles and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour during her career. The right-hander reached her highest individual WTA ranking on 25 August 1997 ...
(born 1972), Romanian tennis player
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Ruxandra Dumitrescu
Ruxandra Dumitrescu (born April 20, 1977) is a retired volleyball player born in Galați, Romania. She competed with the Romania women's national volleyball team at the 1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Brazil. She is a naturali ...
(born 1977), Romanian volleyball player
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Ruxandra Hociotă (born 1959), Romanian diver
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Ruxandra Lăpușneanu
Ruxandra Lăpușneanu (1538 – 21 November 1570) was a princess consort of Moldavia by her marriage to Alexandru Lăpușneanu in 1564. Ruxandra was the daughter of Peter IV Rareș and Princess Elena Ecaterina Rareș (the second daughter of Jov ...
(1538–1570), princess consort of Moldavia
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Ruxandra Nedelcu (born 1984), Romanian freestyle skier
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Ruxandra Popa (born 1987), Romanian model and beauty queen
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Ruxandra Porojnicu
Ruxandra Porojnicu (born 5 July 1993) is a Romanian actress. She is known for her portrayal of Alina Pop in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' from 2019 until 2021.
Life and career
Porojnicu was born on 5 July 1993 in Bucharest, Romani ...
(born 1993), Romanian actress
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Ruxandra Sireteanu
Ruxandra Sireteanu (19 September 1945 – 8 September 2008), also known after her marriage as Ruxandra Sireteanu-Constantinescu, was a Romanian biophysicist and neuroscientist who undertook pioneering research into the human visual system. Born ...
(1945–2008), Romanian biophysicist and neuroscientist
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Romanian feminine given names