name
Rustam
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ˈruːstɑmListen
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Syllable breakdown
Rustam
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Tabasaran (Dagestan/Russia)
- Meaning
- a Tabasaran masculine name from the Persian Rostam, the legendary hero of the Shahnameh epic, whose name may mean strong bones or he who stands tall; the name entered Dagestani naming traditions through centuries of Persian cultural influence in the eastern Caucasus and is now firmly naturalised among the Tabasaran people, signifying strength, heroism, and martial virtue; it is one of the most popular masculine names throughout the North Caucasus
- Gender
- male
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