name
Aslan
az-LAHN
æzˈlɑːnListen
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Aslan
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Abaza (Russia/Caucasus)
- Meaning
- an Abaza and broader Turkic-Caucasian masculine name meaning lion; Aslan is among the most widespread hero-names of the Caucasus mountain peoples, projecting physical courage, fearlessness in battle, and the protective ferocity of a pride's dominant male; in Abaza oral epics the lion is the supreme symbol of martial virtue, and naming a son Aslan expresses the family's aspiration that he will become a defender of his community; the name gained international recognition through C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia, though its roots stretch deep into the oral traditions of Central Asia and the Caucasus
- Gender
- male
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