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Wild North
11-15-2014, 08:16 PM
Former Soviet military officer.

Ingush (or Chechen) by nationality.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Ruslan_Aushev.jpg

http://battlebrotherhood.com/news-en/october-29-birthday-of-the-first-president-of-ingushetia-ruslan-aushev/
Jinn
11-15-2014, 10:01 PM
Dinarid (+Alpine and Nordid admix).
Trun
11-15-2014, 10:05 PM
Isn't Ruslan a Christian name? Could he be Ossetian instead?
Wild North
11-15-2014, 11:41 PM
Isn't Ruslan a Christian name? Could he be Ossetian instead?

I donīt know really. It seems to be a common name in Russia. Predominantly among muslims (?), I think.
Illancha
11-15-2014, 11:53 PM
Isn't Ruslan a Christian name? Could he be Ossetian instead?
He's fully Ingush. Ruslan is a very common name in the Caucasus used by all ethnicities.
Wild North
11-16-2014, 12:12 AM
His full name is: Ruslan Sultanovich Aushev

As for the classification. I pretty much agree with the second post.


He's fully Ingush. Ruslan is a very common name in the Caucasus used by all ethnicities.

Is it common among ethnic Russians too?
Illancha
11-16-2014, 12:19 AM
Is it common among ethnic Russians too?
Certainly not as common among Russians as it is in the Caucasus, but you still come across a Russian Ruslan on the odd occasion.
Jinn
11-16-2014, 01:33 AM
Ruslan is a very typical Russian First Name. But his Patronym and Family Name have to 100 % non-Russian roots.
aherne
11-16-2014, 06:34 AM
Looks Turkish. Anatolid (an unreduced Alpinoid = Anatolian CM)
Trun
11-16-2014, 08:20 AM
Ruslan can also be met among Bulgarians in rare occasions.

I thought it comes from the Slavic word for "blond". Didn't Caucasians borrow it from Russians?
Красавчик
11-16-2014, 08:40 AM
Isn't Ruslan a Christian name? Could he be Ossetian instead?

The name Ruslan is especially popular among Chechens.
Wild North
11-16-2014, 12:36 PM
Looks Turkish. Anatolid (an unreduced Alpinoid = Anatolian CM)

Well, the Nakh peoples (Ingushs and Chechens) are believed to have migrated from Anatolia and the Fertile Crescent, several thousand years ago.



Ruslan can also be met among Bulgarians in rare occasions.

I thought it comes from the Slavic word for "blond". Didn't Caucasians borrow it from Russians?

Possibly. But Iīm not sure about that.
Paluga
11-16-2014, 05:28 PM
This is what Wikipedia says :


There are two versions of the origin of this name. First, that it derives from the Turkic language family and means "lion". Second, that it derives from Old Scandinavian and means "the Russian land".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruslan_%28given_name%29