Malay Names · Boy
Rostam name meaning
“strong as a river”
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- R
- Origin
- Persian
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptرستم
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Rostam
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Rostam is a boy's name from Persian meaning 'strong as a river', the name of a hero in the Shahnameh epic.
What does Rostam mean?
About the name Rostam
Rostam (Rustam) is the name of the warrior hero of the Persian epic Shahnameh, written by the 10th-century poet Ferdowsi. It comes from Middle Persian rōdstahm, combining rōd 'river' and stahm 'force, power', giving the sense 'strong as a river'. Rostam and Rustam are two spellings of the same name.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Persian |
| Syllables | Ros-tam |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with R |
| Arabic script | رستم |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: رستم · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Rostam · behindthename.com · meaning
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