What do you think about name Arslan in U.K.?

[Elkalv]

I know there is Aslan but it's not traditional

And maybe she's not from the UK.

Tatar is a great name!

No need to be rude JUST

Would rather risk being rude to op than fear for her poor dc being bullied forever. . .
If she can't take it imagine what she would be subjecting a dc to??!!
And breathe. . .

What about Assad, OP? That means lion as well and doesn't have the negative connotations.

I'm so sorry but it made me think of a C.S.Lewis lion with a big arse

Tatar is also not good in English, too close to tartar which means an angry unkind person

Thisarmingman

I'm not so sure Assad doesn't have negative connotations given that he is the Syrian President.

I'd say the OP means the name is Tatar rather than suggesting Tatar as a possible name!

As in, John is English.

Assad doesn't have negative connotations?

Umm...

If she can't take it imagine what she would be subjecting a dc to??!!
And breathe. . .

And...give yourself a big pat on the back for being an..........,arse?

Oh dear, sorry, duh!
Assad has appalling connotations. Obv.

What about Hamza instead if you like the meaning?

Nope - Hamza is Abu Hamza to me.

How about a different name altogether? Hassan?

Barack? 😎😎

Is the irony of Thisarmingman's post and username deliberate?

Arse-land ... land of butts

Huh?

Aslan is a Turkish name, the meaning is "lion." Hence where CS Lewis got it. Why would you modify it to sound like arse?!

What about Arlan? It's unusual but not unsettling. I'm more for obscure/quirky, old names but a revamp on an ancient one isn't bad. (Sorry, I'm one of these people that reads too much into names! )

Arse-Land!

I think it'd be a bad idea, because the instinct would be to pronounce it arse-lan, which leaves the door wide open for teasing. Aslan is much better. [smile

Also Afuna Tatar is an ethnic group, ffs.

Seriously? People are suggesting that Assad and Hamza are no-negative-connotations alternatives to Arslan?

Maybe throw Adolf and Saddam into the mix as well...

Maybe throw Adolf and Saddam into the mix as well...

Oh god I genuinely didn't twig that ! I was tired! Sorry OP!

I enjoy reading this thread) thanks for clarifying that Tatar is ethnic group, part of Russia. To be honest I never heard arslan name before was just reading through traditional Tatar names and liked the sound of it)) aslan it is then , thanks everyone !