Nurlan
Nurlan is a Turkic masculine given name that is mostly common in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The name is essentially a combination of the Arabic word Noor meaning light, ray or shine and the Turkic word "Lan/Ulan" which means lion in most Turkic languages. Thus, the name itself can be translated into "radiant lion".
Given name
- Nurlan Balgimbayev, former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
- Nurlan Dulatbekov, the Chancellor of Karagandy “Bolashak” University
- Nurlan Iskakov, the Minister of Environmental Protection in the Government of Kazakhstan
- Nurlan Koizhaiganov, retired amateur Kazakh Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's lightweight category
- Nurlan Mendygaliyev, Kazakhstani former water polo player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Nurlan Motuev, a Kyrgyz politician
- Nurlan Nigmatulin, Kazakh politician, Chairman of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan since 2016
- Nurlan Orazbayev, former Kazakh professional ice hockey player
- Nurlan Yermekbayev, Kazakh politician, diplomat, Minister of Defense