Submitted Name Save Gender Feminine Usage African, English (American, Rare) Edit Status Status [show contributorhide contributor] Added 9/27/2019 by anonymous Meaning & History As an African name it means "powerful". As an English name, it is an alternate spelling of Azlan which is a variant of Aslan, a Turkish name meaning "lion". It is the name of the Lion in CS Lewis's book 'The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe'.