Meaning, origin and history of the place name Russland

Type Country

Pronounced Pron. RUWS-lant(German) [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Derived from the medieval state of Rus and land meaning "country, state". This is the German and Norwegian name for Russia.

Other Languages & CulturesRusiya(Arabic) Rusiya(Azerbaijani) Rasiya, Rus'(Belarusian) Rusiya(Bulgarian) Rússia(Catalan) Rusya(Cebuano) Rusija(Croatian) Rusko(Czech) Rus, Rusland(Danish) Roes, Rusland(Dutch) Rus, Russia(English) Russie(French) Rosia(Greek) Rússland(Icelandic) Rusia(Indonesian) Russia(Italian) Roshia(Japanese) Resey(Kazakh) Reosia(Korean) Orusiya(Kyrgyz) Russia(Late Roman) Rusija(Lithuanian) Rusija(Macedonian) Rusia(Malay) Rusiyeh(Persian) Rosja, Ruś(Polish) Rússia(Portuguese) Rusia(Romanian) Rossiya, Rus(Russian) Rusija(Serbian) Rusko(Slovak) Rusija(Slovene) Rusia(Spanish) Rus, Ryssland(Swedish) Rusya(Tagalog) Rusiya(Tajik) Rusya(Turkish) Rosiya, Rus(Ukrainian)

Same SpellingRússland