Save Type Settlement Usage Russian Scripts Назрань(Russian) Pronounced Pron. NUZ-ran [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Ingush Наьсаре (Nasare) possibly from Нясара (Nyasara), supposedly the name of the first person to settle in the region. This is the name of a town in Ingushetia that served as the republic's capital until 2000.