Behind the Name: Comments for the name Ruslan

Comments for RUSLAN:

Ruslan is most likely a name of Turkic origin meaning "lion". It's rather popular all over Russia and Caucasus. Among its cognates used mainly in Caucasus are Roslan, Arslan, Aslan.

-- fata morgana 12/4/2004

I've seen this name spelled Ryslan.

-- Anonymous User 10/2/2005

Ruslan is the Russian variant of ARSLAN, meaning "lion", of Iranian or Iranic origin. "Arslan" and "Aslan" are common among Turkic and Mongolian peoples, who brought the name to the cultures of the Caucasus, Middle-East, the Eastern Europe, Manchuria and South Asia.

-- gokcealtinbas 5/5/2006

The feminine form of this name is Ruslana.

-- Anonymous User 5/27/2006

Just a note on the origin/meaning. It's true that this name was used by Pushkin, but it wasn't invented by him. It comes from the word "rusiy", which refers to hair color. "Ruslan" means "fair-headed" or "blonde".

-- shiroi 7/27/2006

The name is not Russian. It is an old Persian name. Some archives date it from 5th century before JC. Many peopl think the name is Russian because of the famous Pushkin's poem "Rouslan and Lyudmila". Lot of people forgot that Pushkin is not a Russian - he has a Mauritanian origin and this explains why he used this Persian name.
The name Rouslan means "lion". This name is used mainly in Iraq, Iran, Tchechnya, Kazahztan - not in Russia!

-- rouslan 12/30/2007

Ruslan is a male name of Turkic origin. The meaning of it as "lion".

The name originates form the heroic Iranian epos about Rustam, son of Zalazar (poem of highly revered Persian poet Ferdowsi, (935–1020), "Shahnameh"). Later the character of this bogatyr was borrowed by Turkic peoples where Rustam Zalazar became Arslan Zalsar ("arslan" means "lion"), and then, in 17 century it ended up in Russian folklore as the already Russian bogatyr Eruslan Zalazarovich or Lazarevich.

http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D1%83%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD

-- nadia7 9/19/2008

From the Turkish name Arslan - meaning "a lion".

-- Anonymous User 12/9/2008

Ruslan Salei is a professional hockey player.

-- Anonymous User 4/6/2009

Ruslan means "Lion".

-- Anonymous User 4/15/2009

The name has Turkic origin and means "Lion". Compare with Aslan from Narnia - it's Turkish word.

-- Canalha 6/28/2009

I prefer it pronounced "RUHS-len".

-- Anonymous User 8/21/2009

I'm sorry but you are all wrong. I'm Turkish and I'm pretty sure that Ruslan has nothing to do with the Turkish word for lion 'Aslan'.

-- Anonymous User 9/9/2009

It's possible that the name is a male form of "Rusalka", which is the ancient Slavic name for a female "water spirit".

-- angolmois 4/28/2013

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