Soslan ( os, Сосла́н) is an

Ossetia Ossetia ( , ; os, Ирыстон or , or ; russian: Осетия, Osetiya; ka, ოსეთი, translit. ''Oseti'') is an ethnolinguistic region located on both sides of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, largely inhabited by the Ossetians. ...

n male given name widespread among

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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 The Nart sagas ( Abkhaz: Нарҭаа ражәабжьқәа; ''Nartaa raƶuabƶkua''; ady, Нарт тхыдэжъхэр, translit=Nart txıdəĵxər; os, Нарты кадджытæ; ''Narty kaddžytæ''; ''Nartı kadjıtæ'') are a series of ...

. 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".Абаев В.И
Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка. Том III. S-T'.
— 1979. — С. 138-140. In Ossetia, the name has been in use since at least the 12th century. The first documented person with this name was

David Soslan David Soslan ( ka, დავით სოსლანი, tr) (died 1207) was a prince from Alania and second husband of Queen Tamar, whom he married in c. 1189. He is chiefly known for his military exploits during Georgia's wars against its Musl ...

, the second husband of the Georgian

Queen Tamar Tamar the Great ( ka, თამარ მეფე, tr, lit. "King Tamar") ( 1160 – 18 January 1213) reigned as the Queen of Georgia from 1184 to 1213, presiding over the apex of the Georgian Golden Age. A member of the Bagrationi dynasty ...

Forms

The Russian

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forms are Soslanovich (russian: Сосла́нович) for men and Soslanovna (russian: Сосла́новна) for women.

Notable people

Soslan Andiyev Soslan Petrovich Andiyev ( Ossetian: Андиаты Пётры фырт Сослан, russian: Сослан Петрович Андиев, 21 April 1952 – 22 November 2018) was a Soviet heavyweight freestyle wrestler. He was an Olympic champi ...

, Soviet wrestler * Soslan Beriyev, Russian footballer * Soslan Dzhanayev, Russian footballer * Soslan Dzhioyev (footballer born 1989), Russian footballer * Soslan Dzhioyev (footballer born 1993), Russian footballer *

Soslan Gatagov Soslan Maratovich Gatagov (russian: Сослан Маратович Гатагов, os, Гæтæгты Мараты фырт Сослан, translit=Gætæhty Maraty fyrt Soslan; born 29 September 1992) is a former Russian professional football ...

, Russian footballer * Soslan Gattsiev, Uzbek-Belarusian wrestler * Soslan Kachmazov, Russian footballer *

Soslan Ktsoyev Soslan Mairbekovich Ktsoev ( Ossetian:Кцойты Мæирбеджы фырт Сослан, russian: Сослан Маирбекович Кцоев; born October 7, 1982, in Beslan Beslan (russian: Бесла́н; os, Беслӕн, ''Besl� ...

, Russian wrestler * Soslan Ramonov, Russian wrestler * Soslan Takazov, Russian footballer *

Soslan Tigiev Soslan Tigiev (born October 12, 1983 in Vladikavkaz) is a Russian and Uzbekistani wrestler of Ossetian descent who competed in the freestyle 74 kg category. He was the 2006 Asian Games bronze medalist. Tigiev was initially awarded a silver ...

, Uzbekistani wrestler * Soslan Tsirikhov, Russian shot put athlete

References

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