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Raushanah
How to Pronounce Raushanah
Pronounced raw-SHAH-nuh /rษหสษ.nษ/Medium
Meaning: Raushanah is a spelling of Roshanah, from the Persian 'roshan', 'bright, light, luminous', a root that also passed into Arabic and Urdu usage; the final -ah reflects an Arabic feminine ending. It came into American records largely through African-American Muslim families in the seventies, carrying the sense of 'light' or 'radiance'.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. ยท SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880โpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Raushanah is a form of Roshanah, from the Persian 'roshan', 'bright'. It reached American use especially through Muslim families in the nineteen-seventies.
It appears in a narrow window from about 1976, peaking faintly near 1977 and largely gone by the mid-eighties - one of the shorter lives in this group. It was always rare.
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What does the name Raushanah mean?
Raushanah comes from the Persian 'roshan', meaning 'bright' or 'luminous'.
How do you pronounce Raushanah?
It's said raw-SHAH-nuh /rษหสษ.nษ/ - three syllables, stress on the middle.
Is Raushanah a boy or girl name?
Raushanah has been used as a girl's name.
How popular is Raushanah?
Raushanah was always very rare, appearing briefly among Muslim families in the late seventies.