Save Gender Masculine Usage Medieval German Pronounced Pron. ROO-mə-lant [key] Other Forms FormsRumslant Meaning & History The name of two medieval German minstrels. It can be analysed as a dithematic name with the name elements hruom "fame" and lant "land".The name is sometimes interpreted as Räum das Land "Leave the land" alluding to touring lifestyle of a minstrel.