Given name · Hindi
रुस्तम
“river”·“force, power”
रुस्तम (rustam) is a masculine given name from Classical Persian, ultimately from Middle Persian. It is used in Hindi.
HindiWritten in Devanagari script. In English: Rustam.
Meaning & origin
What it means
रुस्तम is built from elements meaning “river” and “force, power”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
रुस्तम comes from Classical Persian, and ultimately from Middle Persian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Classical Persian رُسْتَم, from Middle Persian lwtsthm, built from Middle Persian lwd (“river”) + stʾhmb (“force, power”).
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रुस्तम’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
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