Alpaslan is a Turkish given name for males, a variant of the more common form Alparslan. The name derives from two Turkish elements: alp meaning "brave, hero" and arslan (or aslan) meaning "lion," thus combining to "brave lion" or "heroic lion." This epithet is most famously associated with the 11th-century Seljuk sultan Alp Arslan, who ruled from 1063 to 1072 and significantly expanded the Seljuk Empire into Anatolia after his victory at the Battle of Manzikert in 1071.Notable BearersNotable people named Alpaslan include:Alpaslan Eratlı (born 1948), Turkish footballer.Alpaslan Öztürk (born 1993), Turkish-Belgian footballer.Geographic DistributionIn addition to being a given name, Alpaslan also appears as a toponym: a town in the Taşova district of Amasya Province, Turkey.Meaning: "Brave lion" (from Turkish alp "hero" + arslan "lion")Origin: TurkishUsage: Turkish given nameRelated Forms: Alparslan (historically connected to the Seljuk sultan)