Rostagnus is a Latinization of a

Germanic given name Germanic languages, Germanic given names are traditionally wikt:dithematic, dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, Ethelred II of England, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', f ...

common in the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...

, especially in

Occitania Occitania ( oc, Occitània , , or ) is the historical region in Western Europe, Western and Southern Europe where the Occitan language, Occitan language was historically spoken and where it is sometimes still used as a second language. This ...

. It derives from

Proto-Germanic Proto-Germanic (abbreviated PGmc; also called Common Germanic) is the reconstructed proto-language of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages. Proto-Germanic eventually developed from pre-Proto-Germanic into three Germanic branc ...

"fame" and "stone". It is attested in the

Old High German Old High German (OHG; german: Althochdeutsch (Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 750 to 1050. There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old High ...

form Hruodstein.Thorvald Forssner, ''Continental-Germanic Personal Names in England in Old and Middle English Times'', PhD diss., Uppsala University
p. 222
Franz Hemmann, ''Consonantismus des Gascognischen bis zum Ende des dreizehnten Jahrhunderts'', PhD diss., University of Jena, 1888
p. 63
Numerous other Latin spellings are known: Rostandus, Raffaele Licinio, ''Castelli medievali: Puglia e Basilicata, dai Normanni a Federico II e Carlo I d'Angiò'' (Edizioni Dedalo, 1994)
p. 233
Rustandus, Rostaignus, Rostangnus, Rostannus,M. T. Ferrer i Mallol and M. Riu i Riu, eds., ''Tractats i negociacions diplomàtiques de Catalunya i de la Corona catalanoaragonesa a l'edat mitjana'', Vol. I.2 (Barcelona, 2018)
p. 496
Rystagnus and Restagnus.Robert Ignatius Burns, ''Diplomatarium of the Crusader Kingdom of Valencia: The Registered Charters of Its Conqueror, Jaume I, 1257–1276, vol. I: Society and Documentation in Crusader Valencia'' (Princeton University Press, 1985), p. 98. In vernacular documents in

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

and

Romance Romance (from Vulgar Latin , "in the Roman language", i.e., "Latin") may refer to: Common meanings * Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings * Romance languages, ...

-speaking areas, the name appears as Rostaing, Rostand, Rostan, Rustand, Rustant, Rustan, Rodstein, Rostein, Rostain, Rostang and Rostagne. The

Occitan Occitan may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain. * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France. * Occitan language Occitan (; o ...

form is Rostanh and the

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

is Rostany. Persons with this name include: *

Rostany Rostaing (Latin Rostagnus), commonly known as Rostany in Catalan, was the first Count of Girona (785-801), ruling over the earliest-established of the Catalan Counties which formed the ''Marca Hispanica''. A Frankish noble, he was elevated to Coun ...

, 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 Rostaing is a company created in 1789 by Joseph Rostaing which was at first a tannery. History The history of Rostaing Group is deeply related to the one of the Rostaing family. Joseph Rostaing was living in Villieu-Loyes-Mollon, Villieu, a sma ...

, archbishop of Arles (1286–1303) * Rostaing Berenguier (early 14th century), Provençal troubadour and knight * Rostand Melaping (born 1978), Cameroonian judoka

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