Rostagnus

Rostagnus is a Latinization of a Germanic given name common in the Middle Ages, especially in Occitania. It derives from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþi- "fame" and *stainaz "stone". It is attested in the Old High German form Hruodstein.^[1][2]

Numerous other Latin spellings are known: Rostandus,^[3] Rustandus,^[1] Rostaignus, Rostangnus, Rostannus,^[4] Rystagnus and Restagnus.^[5] In vernacular documents in England and Romance-speaking areas, the name appears as Rostaing,^[3] Rostand, Rostan,^[4] Rustand, Rustant, Rustan, Rodstein, Rostein,^[1] Rostain,^[2] Rostang and Rostagne. The Occitan form is Rostanh^[2] and the Catalan is Rostany.^[4]

Persons with this name include:

• Rostany, first count of Girona (785–801)
• Rostaing I, archbishop of Arles (870–913)
• Rostaing, bishop of Uzès (945)
• Rostan de Soler (fl. 1216–43), Gascon statesman
• Rostanh de Merguas (late 13th century), Provençal troubadour
• Rostaing de la Capre, archbishop of Arles (1286–1303)
• Rostaing Berenguier (early 14th century), Provençal troubadour and knight
• Rostand Melaping (born 1978), Cameroonian judoka