Origin: Persian
meaning: “strong as steel”
Variations and Sound Alikes:
Rostam, Rustahm, Roustam, Rustem, Rusti, Rustum
Rustam Book Quotes:
“Among the herds of Kabul, Rustam saw a mare tall and strong.”
The Three Princes of Persia: Children in World Myth (2005)
“A general named Rustam became what we would call regent.”
The Battles that Changed History (2000)
Famous people named Rustam or its variations
1. Rustam Kasimdzhanov (b. 1979), Uzbekistani chess Grandmaster
2. Rustam Nurgaliyevich Minnikhanov (b. 1957), Tatar politician,
2nd President of Tatarstan
3. Roustam Raza (1783-1845), Mamluk bodyguard to Napoleon Bonaparte
Rustam Middle Names:
Rustam Artyom
Rustam Rahmon
Rustam Vasily