Nurlan (Kazakh: Нұрлан) 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 (also spelled as "Nur") 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".^[1]

Given name

• Nurlan Balgimbayev (1947–2015), former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
• Nurlan Dulatbekov (born 1962), the Chancellor of Karagandy “Bolashak” University
• Nurlan Iskakov, the Minister of Environmental Protection in the Government of Kazakhstan
• Nurlan Koizhaiganov (born 1977), retired amateur Kazakh Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's lightweight category
• Nurlan Mendygaliyev (born 1961), Kazakhstani former water polo player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics
• Nurlan Motuev, a Kyrgyz politician
• Nurlan Nigmatulin (born 1962), Kazakh politician, Chairman of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan since 2016
• Nurlan Orazbayev (born 1968), former Kazakh professional ice hockey player
• Nurlan Yermekbayev (born 1963), Kazakh politician, diplomat, Minister of Defense