Gender Masculine
Scripts حسن, حسّان(Arabic) حسن(Persian, Urdu) ޙަސަން(Dhivehi)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈħa.san/(Arabic) /ħas.ˈsaːn/(Arabic)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Most commonly this is a variant of the Arabic name حسن, which is typically transcribed Hasan.

Alternatively, this spelling can represent the distinct but related Arabic name حسّان (having a doubled middle consonant and a final long vowel) meaning "beautifier, improver". Hassan ibn Thabit was a 7th-century poet who was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

Related Names

VariantsAl-Hasan, Hasan(Arabic) Hasan(Persian) Hasan(Urdu) Hasan(Malay)
DiminutivesHusain, Husayn, Hussain, Hussein(Arabic) Hossein(Persian) Hussain(Urdu) Hussain(Dhivehi)
Other Languages & CulturesHasan(Albanian) Həsən, Hüseyn(Azerbaijani) Khasan(Bashkir) Hasan(Bengali) Hasan, Husein(Bosnian) Khasan(Chechen) Khasan(Circassian) Hasan(Indonesian) Khasan(Ingush) Husên(Kurdish) Khasan(Ossetian) Hasan(Punjabi) Xasan(Somali) Khasan(Tatar) Hasan, Hüseyin(Turkish) Alassane, Alhassan, Lassana(Western African)
Surname DescendantsHassan(Arabic) Hassan(Persian) Hassan(Urdu)

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Entry updated October 6, 2024