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Soslan
Language(s)Ossetian
Origin
Word/nameTurkic
Region of originNorth Caucasus
Other names
Alternative spellingСослaн
Variant form(s)Sosruqo, Sozyryqo, Sozuruqo
For other uses, see Soslan (disambiguation).
Soslan Dzhanayev, Russian footballer

Soslan (Ossetian: Сосла́н) is an Ossetian male given name widespread among Ossetians in Russia.

Origin

This given name originates from the Ossetian name for Sosruqo, a character in North 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.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ 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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