Rurik

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Established ruler, famous ruler
Scripts(How to write)
Рюрик (Russian)
Рюрик(Russian)

cartoon of the name Rurik
Cartoon of Rurik

Rurik Name meanings & History

Established ruler, famous ruler. Russian form of the Old Norse name Hrǿríkr. This was the name of a 9th-century Varangian ruler of Novgorod. Rurik is a masculine name typically used in Russia and other Slavic countries.

Zodiac Sign of Rurik: Reason Aries

Synonyms of Rurik:

R: Resourceful,Reason,Restless,Rational

U: Undermining,Unity,Utopia,Universality,Understanding

I: Intimate,Involved,Indulgence

K: Kundalini,Karma,Karate,Kind

Rurik is:

  • a Mature name
  • a Natural name
  • a Strange name

Famous People

In addition to the legendary Rurik who founded the Rurik Dynasty, there are few notable people with the name Rurik. Rurik Jutting, a British banker and convicted murderer, and Rurik Gislason, a professional footballer from Iceland.

2.) RURIK (Male)

Usage: Scandinavian

Meanings: Scandinavian cognate of Roderick (famous king), a name derived from the obsolete Old High German Hruoderich, a compounding of the elements hruod (fame) and rik (ruler, king). Cognate: Hrorek, Rothrekr (Norwegian). Short: Roar, Roth. (ROO-RIK)


3.) RURIK (Male)

Usage: German

Meanings: A borrowing from the Russian, Rurik is a cognate of the German Roderick (famous king). See RODERICK. (ROO-RIK)


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