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What Does arslan Mean in Names?

arslan means “lion” and comes from Proto-Turkic. It appears in 2 published names on this site.

The Turkic word for lion, arslan, which in modern Turkish is usually aslan. Wiktionary analyses it as an old colour word plus a suffix used for wild animals; figuratively it describes a brave, strong man.

Origin

Proto-Turkic *arsïlan, analysed in the Turkish entry as arsıl 'auburn, brown' + a suffix for predatory animals.

2 arslan boy names

  1. Arslan

    “lion”
    From Proto-Turkic · Turkish, Uyghur, Kazakh, Uzbek
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  2. Ruslan

    “lion”
    From Proto-Turkic · Uzbek
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

Sources

  1. Wiktionary contributors. Wiktionary entry “arslan”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 92971414. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

    Supports: Turkish arslan is an alternative spelling of aslan

  2. Wiktionary contributors. Wiktionary entry “aslan”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 93619616. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

    Supports: Turkish noun lion; figuratively a strong, brave man; from Proto-Turkic *arsïlan

  3. Wiktionary contributors. Wiktionary entry “Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/arsïlan”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 91341628. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

    Supports: Proto-Turkic *arsïlan 'lion'

  4. Wiktionary contributors. Wiktionary entry “Ruslan”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 88309270. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

    Supports: Uzbek Ruslan via Russian Руслан and Tatar арыслан from Proto-Turkic *arsïlan 'lion'