Aslan

Turkish

"lion"

Aslan Origin and Meaning

The name Aslan is a boy's name meaning "lion".

Aslan, derived from the Old Turkic for "lion," is best known in the West as the name of the heroic lion in C.S. Lewis' "Chronicles of Narnia" series, who serves as an allegorical stand-in for Jesus Christ. It was also used as a positive epithet for several Turkish emperors in the Middle Ages.

Aslan Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1000 on Nameberry

Aslan Popularity

• 1000 Nameberry 2024
• 362 Unique 2022
• 69 Azerbaijan 2022

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Famous People Named Aslan

• Aslan Khalid Aliyevich Maskhadov; leader of the Chechen independence movement; 3rd President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
• Aslan Usoyan Russian mobster
• Aslan Abashidze former leader of the Ajarian Autonomous Republic in western Georgia
• Aslan Bzhania Russian politician
• Aslan Ahmadov Russian photographer

Aslan in Pop Culture

• Aslan Callanreese character in anime/manga "Banana Fish"
• Aslan lion character in "The Chronicles of Narnia" by C. S. Lewis