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Gender Masculine
Scripts رستم(Persian)
Pronounced Pron. /ros.ˈtæm/(Persian)

Meaning & History

Meaning unknown, possibly from Iranian roots *rautas "river" and *taxma "strong". Rostam was a warrior hero in Persian legend. The 10th-century Persian poet Ferdowsi recorded his tale in the Shahnameh.