73%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Turkish, Azerbaijani Meaning & History From Turkish alp meaning "brave" and arslan meaning "lion", referring to the 11th-century Seljuk sultan Alp Arslan, who expanded the Seljuk Empire into Anatolia. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsalp + arslanVariantAlpaslan(Turkish) PopularityDetails Last ranked #30 in 2023 Azerbaijan Last ranked #266 in 2023 Netherlands Last ranked #1 in 2023 Turkey Categories animals, brave, courage, fauna, felines, lions, top 10 in Turkey