Gender Masculine
Usage Persian, Persian Mythology, Literature
Scripts رویینتن(Persian)
Other Forms FormsRointan, Ruintan, Ruinton, Ruyintan
Meaning & History
Means "one who has a body of brass", derived from the Middle Persian adjective rōyēn meaning "brazen" (ultimately from rōy meaning "brass, copper") combined with the Middle Persian noun tan meaning "body, person".In Persian literature and mythology, Royintan is an epithet of prince Esfandiar from the 11th-century epic poem Shahnameh written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi.