Alparslan, name meaning in Islam
Alparslan means brave lion. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it comes from and names like it.
Boy name · Turkish
آلپ أرسلان
Alparslan
Brave lion
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Turkish
- Arabic
- آلپ أرسلان
- Say it
- alp-ars-LAAN
- Root
- None, not Arabic
- In the Quran
- No
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Meaning
Alparslan, explained
Alparslan (آلپ أرسلان) is a Turkish name for boys. It means brave lion. From Turkish alp (brave) and arslan (lion).
Is Alparslan in the Quran?
No. Alparslan is not a word in the Quran. A name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good. The Prophet ﷺ changed names with bad meanings and kept names with good ones.1
How to say and write Alparslan
Say it alp-ars-LAAN. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Alp Arslan. In Arabic it is written with 9 letters, from right to left: آ alif madda + ل lam + پ pe + أ alif with hamza + ر ra + س sin + ل lam + ا alif + ن nun.
Choosing Alparslan
A Muslim name does not have to be Arabic. Scholars allow names from any language as long as the meaning is good and the name is not tied to another religion. Alparslan has a good meaning, so it is fine to use. With the father's name it becomes Alparslan bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
Famous people named Alparslan
- Alp Arslan, the Seljuk sultan who won the Battle of Manzikert in 1071
Names like Alparslan
- Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
- Sahih Muslim 2315.
- Sahih Muslim 2132.
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What does Alparslan mean in Islam?
Alparslan (آلپ أرسلان) means brave lion. It is a Turkish name for boys.
Is Alparslan in the Quran?
No, the name Alparslan is not in the Quran, but it has a good meaning, so it is fine to use.
Is Alparslan a boy or girl name?
Alparslan is used as a boy's name.
How do you write Alparslan in Arabic?
Alparslan is written آلپ أرسلان in Arabic, said alp-ars-LAAN.
Is it Alparslan or Alp Arslan?
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, آلپ أرسلان. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.