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Rurik
Boy NameRussian Origin
Meaning
Russian form of the Old Norse name HRŒREKR.
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Rurik Rostislavich
Rurik Rostislavich (Russian and Ukrainian: Рюрик Ростиславич) (died 1215), Prince of Novgorod (1170–1171), Belgorod Kievsky (currently Bilohorodka; 1173–1194), Grand Prince of Kiev (Kyiv, 1173,.
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