Soslan

Soslan
Language(s) Ossetian
Origin
Word/name Turkic
Region of origin the Caucasus
Other names
Alternative spelling Сослaн
Variant form(s) Sosruqo, Sozyryqo, Sozuruqo
For other uses, see Soslan (disambiguation).
Soslan Dzhanayev, Russian footballer

Soslan (Ossetian: Сосла́н) is an Ossetian[1] male given name widespread among Ossetians in Russia, Uzbekistan and other CIS countries.

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".[1]

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.[2]

Forms

The Russian patronymic forms are Soslanovich (Russian: Сосла́нович) for men and Soslanovna (Russian: Сосла́новна) for women.

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 Абаев В.И. Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка. Том III. S-T'. — 1979. — С. 138-140.
  2. Абаев, В. И. Нартовский (Нартский) эпос. Краткая Литературная Энциклопедия.
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