Ruslan (given name)
| 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 |
Ruslan (Russian: Руслан) is a masculine given name mainly popular among Turkic, East Slavic and peoples of the Caucasus. 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 feminine version is Ruslana.