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أَرْسَلَان
Arsalan
ar-sa-LAAN
“Lion.”
About Arsalan
Arsalan is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "lion" — a Turkish-Persian name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Turkic/Persian for 'lion'. Borne by Alp Arslan, the great Seljuk sultan.
Common in Turkic, Persian, and Pakistani families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Turkish · Persian
Gender
Boy
Root letters
Turkish absorbed thousands of Arabic-rooted words after the Anatolian conversion; Arsalan's root letters sit at the seam.
Across history
Who has carried Arsalan before.
- Alp Arslan (1029–1072), Seljuk sultan
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Arsalan
- What does the name Arsalan mean?
- Arsalan (أَرْسَلَان) means "Lion". Turkic/Persian for 'lion'. Borne by Alp Arslan, the great Seljuk sultan.
- Is Arsalan a name from the Qur'an?
- Arsalan does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Turkish-Persian name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Arsalan a boy or a girl name?
- Arsalan is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Arsalan come from?
- Arsalan is a Turkish-Persian name, built on the root letters ʾ-R-S. Common in Turkic, Persian, and Pakistani families.
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