Soslan ( os, Сосла́н) is an Ossetian male given name widespread among

Ossetians The Ossetians or Ossetes (, ; os, ир, ирæттæ / дигорӕ, дигорӕнттӕ, translit= ir, irættæ / digoræ, digorænttæ, label=Ossetic) are an Iranian ethnic group who are indigenous to Ossetia, a region situated across the no ...

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

Notable people

* Soslan Andiyev, Soviet wrestler *

Soslan Beriyev Soslan Khadzhimuratovich Beriyev (russian: Сослан Хаджимуратович Бериев; born 9 December 1967) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. Club career He made his Russian Football National League deb ...

, Russian footballer *

Soslan Dzhanayev Soslan Totrazovich Dzhanaev (russian: Сослан Тотразович Джанаев, os, Джанайты Тотразы фырт Сослан; born 13 March 1987) is a Russian professional footballer of Ossetian descent who plays as a go ...

, Russian footballer *

Soslan Dzhioyev (footballer born 1989) Soslan Tamerlanovich Dzhioyev (russian: Сослан Тамерланович Джиоев; born 25 February 1989) is a Russian former professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a b ...

, Russian footballer *

Soslan Dzhioyev (footballer born 1993) Soslan Vyacheslavovich Dzhioyev (russian: Сослан Вячеславович Джиоев; born 8 August 1993) is a former Russian football player. Club career He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for FC Alania Vladikavk ...

, 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 Soslan Magometovich Gattsiev ( uz, Сослан Магометович Гатциев; born September 27, 1985 in Andijan, Uzbekistan) is an amateur Belarusian freestyle wrestler of Uzbek origin, who competes in the men's light heavyweight catego ...

, Uzbek-Belarusian wrestler *

Soslan Kachmazov Soslan Vladimirovich Kachmazov (russian: Сослан Владимирович Качмазов; born 14 July 1991) is a Russian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal ...

, Russian footballer * Soslan Ktsoyev, Russian wrestler *

Soslan Ramonov Soslan Lyudvikovich Ramonov ( os, Рæмонаты Людвичы фырт Сослан; russian: Сослан Людвикович Рамонов; born 1 January 1991 in Tskhinval) is a retired, Russian freestyle wrestler of Ossetian origin. He ...

, Russian wrestler *

Soslan Takazov Soslan Valeryevich Takazov (russian: Сослан Валерьевич Таказов; born 28 February 1993) is a Russian football defender. He plays for FC Kuban Krasnodar. Club career He made his senior competitive debut for FC Alania Vladik ...

, Russian footballer * Soslan Tigiev, Uzbekistani wrestler * Soslan Tsirikhov, Russian shot put athlete

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