Rusalkah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Rusalkah

What is the meaning of the name Rusalkah ?

The baby name Rusalkah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced roo-SAL-kah (IPA: /ruˈsalkə/).

Rusalkah is Slavic in Origin.

Rusalkah is a modern, ornamental variant of the Slavic word-name Rusalka, the term for a water nymph or mermaid in East and West Slavic folklore. Rusalka ultimately traces via Church Slavonic rusalija to Latin Rosalia, a springtime festival whose name became attached to seasonal rites and, by extension, to these liminal river spirits. As a given name it signals enchantment, water, and rebirth; the final -h reflects an English or Hebraicized -ah styling rather than a change in pronunciation.

Usage is rare and chiefly literary: Rusalka appears in Pushkin and Dargomyzhsky’s opera, and in Dvořák’s celebrated 1901 opera. Documented personal-name use is modern within Slavic diasporas and fantasy-influenced circles. Variants include Rusalka (standard), Rusałka (Polish), Rusálka (Czech/Slovak), and Русалка (Russian, Ukrainian). Not to be confused with Ruslana/Ruslan, which derive from a Turkic name meaning lion.

⚙ We can't find Rusalkah in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. Such a name is generally either rare, regional or traditional, or a brand-new coinage. Either way, it remains a genuinely rare choice.