Name Ruslan

There are multiple origins and translations for the name Ruslan:

1. East Slavic (Russian Руслан) popular name, derived from Old Scandinavian Rysaland means - "of Russian lands" or derived from the Slavic word русый [rusy] denotation - "blond, fair".

2. Turkic name, comes from the words rus + aslan="Russian lion", or Turkic form of the Persian name Rustam - "mighty hero".

The name became popular after poem "Ruslan and Ludmila" (1820) by Aleksandr Pushkin.