[IbJensen]

With a name like Tamerlan(e) your only option is to go out and make a name for yourself.

[cotton1706]

I don’t put too much stock in this type of thing. He could have been named after an uncle or something, who was in turn named for his uncle etc. who was named after this guy from the past.

[Paladin2]

Vlad the Impaler.

[mikrofon]

I’m not up on Cyrillic etymology, but their surname could also mean “beloved of the Kings (Tsars)” or such...

[Hugin]

I just finished reading a series of books about Ghengis and Kublai. Tamerlane’a actions were par for the course for Mongol conquerers.

[colorado tanker]

I don't think the name means much. Sorta like someone of Hungarian ancestry being named Attila.

I'm much more interested in how he became radicalized and who he is connected to, i.e. was he part of a terror network.