Meaning & History
It is the name of a character from the Shahnama (شاهنامه). In the Shahnama, Rodaba is the daughter of Mehrab Kaboli (مهراب کابلی) and Sindokht (سیندخت). She marries Zal (زال), and together they have a son named Rostam (رستم).This is how the name is pronounced in the Kabuli form of Persian/Farsi (the main standard dialect of Persian/Farsi in Afghanistan), whereas this would be pronounced as Rudabeh in the Tehrani form of Persian/Farsi (the main standard dialect of Persian/Farsi in Iran).