Save Gender Masculine Usage Chechen, Ingush, Circassian, Abkhaz, Karachay-Balkar Scripts Беслан(Chechen, Ingush, Abkhaz, Karachay-Balkar) Беслъэн(Eastern Circassian) Беслъан(Western Circassian) Pronounced Pron. /bʲɪ.ˈsɫan/(Russian) [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsBislan Meaning & History From the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with Turkic arslan meaning "lion".