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Özarslan

Özarslan /øzaɾsˈɫan/ ASCII Ozarslan

“true lion”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Ö
Contents§1–§12
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Spellings
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8As a first name
  9. §9Abroad
  10. §10Sources
  11. §11Questions
  12. §12Related

How do you pronounce Özarslan?

Özarslan

IPA /øzaɾsˈɫan/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Özarslan mean?

Formed from öz “true, pure” and arslan, it means “true lion, noble lion”. Arslan is the Old Turkic form of aslan “lion”, one of the oldest symbols of courage.1,2

Grammar öz + arslan; modifier öz first.

That Özarslan goes back to öz and arslan is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Özarslan made of?

Özarslan breaks into 2 parts: öz (öz: pure, genuine) + arslan (arslan: lion).

Özarslan ++ first element öz öz: pure, genuine TURKIC öz “pure” suffix arslan arslan: lion TURKIC arslan “lion; Old Turkic arslan” Özarslan öz first element öz: pure, genuine öz TURKIC “pure” arslan suffix arslan: lion arslan TURKIC “lion; Old Turkic arslan”
Özarslan: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — pure1
  • arslan Turkic — lion; Old Turkic arslan2

How was the name Özarslan formed?

Özarslan belongs to the “1934 coinage” class of surnames (öz + arslan).

Which surnames are related to Özarslan?

Özarslan Arslan Alparslan Kılıçaslan Arslantaş Arslanoğlu Kılıçarslan Arslantürk Bozarslan Çetinaslan Arslanboğa
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Arslan same root 11 521,149
02 Alparslan same root – –
03 Kılıçaslan same root – –
04 Arslantaş same root – –
05 Arslanoğlu same root – –
06 Kılıçarslan same root – –
07 Arslantürk same root – –
08 Bozarslan same root – –
09 Çetinaslan same root – –
10 Arslanboğa same root – –

How else is Özarslan spelled?

Özaslanspelling

Who are some well-known people named Özarslan?

  1. Efe Halil Özarslan association football player 1990–
  2. Aslı Özarslan screenwriter 1986–
  3. Mustafa Özarslan musician 1970–
  4. Ersin Özarslan writer 1956–
  5. Metin Özarslan academic 1962–
  6. İsmet Özarslan politician 1945–
  7. Hikmet Seyhan Özarslan researcher
  8. Mehmet Mustafa Özarslan researcher

People surnamed Özarslan as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

Is Özarslan also a first name?

Yes. Özarslan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “true lion”.

Özarslan as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Özarslan written and pronounced abroad?

In databases without Turkish characters it usually appears as Ozarslan.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: arslan accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Özarslan

Q1

What does the surname Özarslan mean?

Formed from öz “true, pure” and arslan, it means “true lion, noble lion”. Arslan is the Old Turkic form of aslan “lion”, one of the oldest symbols of courage.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özarslan?

The root word of Özarslan is öz (Turkic): “pure”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Özarslan?

Ö·zars·lan, 3 syllables; IPA: /øzaɾsˈɫan/.