Ruslan (given name)

Ruslan
Gender Male
Origin
Word/name Turkic or Persian
Meaning lion
Region of origin Eurasia
Other names
Related names Eruslan, رسلان, Roeslan, Ρουσλάν, რუსლან, Aryslan, Arǝslan

Ruslan (Russian: Руслан) or Rouslan, is a Russian male given name used mainly in the Russian Federation. The name Eruslan is another variant of the form Ruslan. It is a Russian variation of Turkic or Persian name Arslan/Aslan, what is translated as lion.[1]

Occasionally, it has also been used in neighboring countries, namely Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria and Kazakhstan.

The feminine version is Ruslana (Руслана).

List of people with the given name Ruslan

References

  1. Vasmer, M. R. (1964–1973). Этимологический словарь Фасмера - Энциклопедии & Словари ( The etymological dictionary of the Russian language) (in Russian). Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  2. Larratt, Shannon. "Lesya and Rouslan". BME: Tattoo, Piercing and Body Modification News. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
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