Ruslan (given name)
Ruslan (Russian: Руслан) is a masculine given name mainly popular among Turkic (Turkish, Azerbaijani), North Caucasian (Avar, Chechen, Lezgi, Cherkes, Ossetians) and some East Slavic people. The name is an old Azeri/Caucasian Albanian variant of the Turkic word arslan or aslan – meaning lion. The name is derived from Arslan, Eruslan (also Uruslan, Eruslane, Yeruslan), another earlier Tatar variant of the word. The name became popular through the folk tale hero Yeruslan Lazarevich (originally Uruslan). The name is popular in Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Belarus.
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Turkic language region / North Caucasian |
| Meaning | lion |
| Region of origin | Commonwealth of Independent States |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Ruslanka, Rusya, Lana, Ruslanbek, Ruslanid, Eruslan, Uruslan, Yeruslan |
The feminine version is Ruslana.
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