Region of origin the Caucasus | Word/name Turkic Alternative spelling Сослaн | |
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Variant form(s) Sosruqo, Sozyryqo, Sozuruqo | ||
Soslan (Ossetian: Сосла́н) is an Ossetian male given name widespread among Ossetians in Russia, Uzbekistan and other CIS countries.
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Origin
This given name originates from the Ossetian name for Sosruqo, a character in Caucasian mythology, in particular, in the Nart saga. It etymologically came from Turkic languages (Nogai suslan- "to look menacing", suslä "menacing, gloomy"). The variant Sosruqo is in turn an Adyghe borrowing from Sosru- (<Soslan) and qo (qwā) "son".
In Ossetia, the name has been in use since at least the 12th century. The first documented person with this name was David Soslan, the second husband of the Georgian Queen Tamar.
Forms
The Russian patronymic forms are Soslanovich (Russian: Сосла́нович) for men and Soslanovna (Russian: Сосла́новна) for women.