ASLAN Origin of surname
ASLAN
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a patronymic surname based on a male ancestor's given name, in this case of biblical origin.
Aslan is the Turkish for “lion” and is regarded as a translation of the Hebrew Arie, which means "lion". Lion was a widespread 'kinnui' ("secular equivalent") of Judah throughout the Dispersion, first as a given name and eventually as a hereditary family name. Juda(h), (Yehuda in Hebrew), was the fourth son of Jacob and Leah, surnamed Ari(eh), "lion" (Genesis 49.38). Translated into Latin (Leo/Leonus), Italian (Leone/Leoni), French (Lion), German (Loewe), Slavic (Lev), and Yiddish (Leib/Leb), the 'kinnui' produced many patronymics (names derived from a male relative) and was sometimes transformed into variants whose meaning and spelling are far removed from the root, although the sound is reminiscent of the original.
The family name Aslan is documented with Aslan de Leon who lived on the island of Rhodes, Greece, during the first half of the 19th century. In addition, Aslan is documented with Jewish families in Egypt, Iraq and Israel.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a patronymic surname based on a male ancestor's given name, in this case of biblical origin.
Aslan is the Turkish for “lion” and is regarded as a translation of the Hebrew Arie, which means "lion". Lion was a widespread 'kinnui' ("secular equivalent") of Judah throughout the Dispersion, first as a given name and eventually as a hereditary family name. Juda(h), (Yehuda in Hebrew), was the fourth son of Jacob and Leah, surnamed Ari(eh), "lion" (Genesis 49.38). Translated into Latin (Leo/Leonus), Italian (Leone/Leoni), French (Lion), German (Loewe), Slavic (Lev), and Yiddish (Leib/Leb), the 'kinnui' produced many patronymics (names derived from a male relative) and was sometimes transformed into variants whose meaning and spelling are far removed from the root, although the sound is reminiscent of the original.
The family name Aslan is documented with Aslan de Leon who lived on the island of Rhodes, Greece, during the first half of the 19th century. In addition, Aslan is documented with Jewish families in Egypt, Iraq and Israel.
Joseph Aslan
(Personality)Joseph Aslan (1909-1981), architect who began to work in 1931. He was noted for his monumental style One of his first major works was the impressive stadium for the River Plate soccer club in Buenos Aires, Argentina, designed in 1935 and inaugurated in 1938. Over the years, he and his associates designed a huge variety of buildings associated with the cultural, commercial, and industrial life of Argentina as well as housing projects, schools and sports clubs. Amongst the important buildings which he erected are the the headquarters of the Latin American Rabbinical Seminary, the library of the Argentinian Congress, the English Culture Association and the Association of Cistercian Monks.