ArsalanĀ is a Turkish name for boys that means ālionā, āfearlessā. It is also used in Kurdish, Persian and Urdu. The modern Turkish word for ālionā isĀ Aslan,Ā Arsalan is an older and more literary word. It is the name of various Turkish leaders in history, such as a general under Tamerlane.Ā Arsalan is written asĀ Erselan in the modern Turkish alphabet (but the pronunciation is the same as the one in the pronunciation guide above).