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View Name: Hasan


HASAN
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Arabic
OTHER SCRIPTS: حسن (Arabic)
Meaning & History
Means "handsome", derived from Arabic حسن (hasuna) "to be beautiful, to be good". Hasan was the son of Ali and the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. He was poisoned by one of his wives and is regarded as a martyr by Shiite Muslims.
Related Names
DIMINUTIVES: Hisein, Husain, Husayn, Hussain, Hussein
OTHER LANGUAGES: Huseyn (Azerbaijani), Husein (Bosnian), Hossein (Iranian), Hüseyin (Turkish)
Popularity
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Bosnia and Herzegovina  ranked #94 
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