The baby name Rustamji is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ruhs-TUM-jee (IPA: /rʊsˈtəm.dʒi/).
Rustamji is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Rustamji is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ruhs-TUM-jee (IPA: /rʊsˈtəm.dʒi/).
Rustamji is Persian in Origin.
Rustamji blends the Persian heroic name Rustam with the South Asian honorific suffix -ji. Rustam (also Rostam), the mighty champion of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, is associated with strength, valor, and protection; the element is widely used across Persianate cultures. The -ji ending, common in Hindi-Urdu, Gujarati, and Marathi, marks respect or endearment. Put together, Rustamji conveys "respected Rustam" or "venerable champion," and has particular currency among Parsi/Zoroastrian families in India and Pakistan.
Usage appears in 19th- and 20th-century South Asian records and continues today, sometimes as a given name and sometimes fossilized as a surname or polite form of address. Variants and cognates include Rostam, Rustam, Rustom, Rostom (Caucasus), Rustamjon (Central Asia); with the honorific: Rustomji, Rustamjee, Rostamji. Diminutives and pet forms include Rusi/Roosi and Rusty. The name carries a classic, dignified tone while honoring a famed epic lineage.
Rustamji is exceptionally rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 1 recorded use, across 1 country.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
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