A Medieval Latin version of the name Rus' was Ruthenia, which was used as one of several designations for East Slavic and Eastern Orthodox regions, and commonly as a designation for the lands of Rus'. The current name of the country, Россия (''Rossiya''), comes from the Byzantine Greek designation of the Rus', Ρωσσία ''Rossía''spelled Ρωσία (''Rosía'' ) in Modern Greek.