The Rus names can most readily be etymologised as Old Norse and have been argued to be older than the Slavic names.

Ancient name for russia. Rusĭ or роусьскаѧ землѧ romanized. Sʲɪˈbʲirʲ is an extensive geographical region in North AsiaIt has been a part of Russia since the latter half of the 16th century after the Russians conquered lands east of the Ural MountainsSiberia is vast and sparse and covers an area of over 131 million square kilometres 5100000 sq mi but is. The name Aeifor in reference to the fourth cataract is also attested on the Pilgårds runestone from the 10th c.

5 Names popular among Eastern Slavs. The Russian Empire was a historical empire that extended across Eurasia and North America from 1721 following the end of the Great Northern War until the Republic was proclaimed by the Provisional Government that took power after the February Revolution of 1917. It was also used as a praenomen or given name by the Furia and Menenia families.

Other notable bearers include the Russian author Ivan Turgenev 1818-1883 who wrote Fathers and Sons and the Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov 1849-1936 who is best known for his discovery. The House of Romanov ruled Russia for more than 300 years starting with their. Siberia s aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə.

Some historians believe that Rus derives from an ancient name for the Volga River. Rusĭskaę zemlę Rus land was a loose federation of East Slavic and Uralic peoples in Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century under the reign of the Rurik dynasty founded by the Varangian prince Rurik. Ros Rus also spelled Ros ancient people who gave their name to the lands of Russia and Belarus.

3 Popularity in non-Slavic cultures. Modern Russia derives its name from the Kevian Rus the ancestors of Russia Ukraine and Belarus. 24 Diminutive and hypocoristic names.

Their origin and identity are much in dispute. This was the name of six Russian rulers including the 15th-century Ivan III the Great and 16th-century Ivan IV the Terrible the first tsar of Russia. Roman cognomen of unknown meaning possibly from a combination of Greek ἄγριος agrios meaning wild and ἵππος hippos meaning horse or alternatively of Etruscan origin.