The Name Ruslan
Ruslan is a male name of Turkic origin meaning “lion”. Below are the forms of the name, name days in the Orthodox calendar, character by tradition, numerology, the first letter, talismans and compatibility with other names.
Origin and meaning
Ruslan is a male name of Turkic origin. Meaning: “lion”. From the Turkic Arslan (Aslan), “lion”. It entered Russian through the tales of the hero Yeruslan Lazarevich and Pushkin’s poem “Ruslan and Ludmila”.
Forms of the name
| Full form | Ruslan |
| Short forms | Rusya, Rusik |
| Affectionate forms | Ruslanchik |
Name days (angel’s day)
The name Ruslan is not in the Orthodox church calendar; at baptism a person receives a different, church name.
A name day is the feast of the saint after whom a person was baptised. If several saints share the name, custom is to celebrate the first feast after the birthday. Shown here are the main feasts in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, with civil (Gregorian) dates.
Character by tradition
Name descriptions paint Ruslan as a decisive, proud and brave man. He loves freedom, knows how to stand up for his own and never forgives betrayal. He can be quick-tempered. His strength is courage and loyalty.
Name numerology
Letters of the name Ruslan («Руслан») in the Russian 1–9 table: Р 9 + У 3 + С 1 + Л 4 + А 1 + Н 6 = 24 → 6. The sum is reduced to one digit; the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept.
Name number 6: care and harmony. Six is the number of home: responsibility for loved ones, a sense of beauty, a wish for comfort and fairness. The weak spot is caring even for those who did not ask for it.
Vowels give the soul number 4 (order and work), consonants the personality number 2 (partnership and sensitivity). Inner motive: order and work; outer manner: partnership and sensitivity. Such a gap is not bad in itself: others see one side, close people know the other.
In Slavic Cyrillic numerals (using the modern spelling of the name): Р=100 + У=400 + С=200 + Л=30 + А=1 + Н=50 = 781, reduced to 7. Letters that had no numeric value are skipped. This is an additional digit, not a second name number: meanings for the Cyrillic numerals were added in the 20th century, modeled on Western numerology.
More: name number with surname, Slavic Cyrillic numerals, number meanings.
First letter and letters of the name
In letter reading — a popular tradition of interpreting letters — the first letter of the name matters most: it sets the main tone of character. The other letters add shades.
Р — confidence and courage. A drive to act, the ability to inspire others; at times dogmatism and sharpness.
Other letters: У — generosity and imagination; С — common sense; Л — sense of beauty; А — beginning and action; Н — strong character and protest.
Talismans of the name
Name books usually derive talismans from the name number and its planet; lists differ between authors. Here we follow Cheiro (“Book of Numbers”): number 6 is linked with Venus.
| Planet | Venus |
| Stones | turquoise, emerald |
| Colours | blue, pink |
| Favourable days | Tuesday, Friday |
Compatibility with other names
In numerology, compatibility of names is judged by their numbers. Number 6 goes most easily with 2, 4 and 9, and has more friction with 5 and 7.
Goes well with: Anastasiya, Arina, Varvara, Vasilisa, Zoya, Matrena, Milana, Regina, Faina, Yana.
More friction with: Anna, Kira, Kseniya, Natalya, Praskovya, Yuliya.
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Outcome
The name Ruslan carries the meaning “lion”. Name number 6 — care and harmony; first letter R — confidence and courage. Inner wishes (order and work) and outer manner (partnership and sensitivity) differ: a person with this name needs close people to see more than what is shown.