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 [ 2 syll. ha-san, has-an ] The boy name Hasan is pronounced as HHEYZahN KEY. Hasan is largely used in the Arabic language and its origin is also Arabic. The name's meaning is good, beautiful, beautifier. Derived literally from the element 'hasan' meaning good, beautiful. Al-Hussein was the younger brother of Al-Hasan and a grandson of Muhammad; his death in 680 led to the foundation of the Shiite Muslim sect. The name is in recent times known from King Hussein of Jordan (1935-1999). It is a commonly used Islamic name; Hassan and Hussain in particular are often bestowed upon twins. Among the Hausa people of Nigeria, Hasani is traditionally given to a boy who is the first-born of twins. The second-born twin, if he is a boy, is often named Husseini. The name Hasana (Arabic) is the female equivalent of Hasan. Hasani (Swahili), Hassani (Swahili), Hisein (Arabic), Hossein (Arabic and English), Husain (Arabic and English), Husani (Swahili), Husayn (Arabic and English), Hussayn (Arabic), and Husseini (Swahili) are variants of Hasan. Other forms of Hasan include the pet forms Hussain (Arabic and English), Hussein (Arabic and English), and Hüseyin (Turkish), and the variant spelling Hassan (Arabic). Hasan is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1978 with 0.005% of baby boys being given the name Hasan. It ranked at #952 then. The baby name has since fallen in popularity, and is now of sporadic use. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Hasan, Hassan (Arabic) was the most frequently used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Hasan include Hazen (English), Haakim (English), Haakon (Scandinavian), Hackman, Hagan (German and English), Hagen (English, German, and Scandinavian), Haggan (English), Hakan (Scandinavian), Hakeem (Arabic and English), Hakem, Hakim (Arabic and English), Hakon (Scandinavian), Haseem (English), Hashim (Arabic and Urdu), Hasim (English), Hasin, Hassan (Arabic), Hazem (Arabic), Hákon (Scandinavian), and Håkon (Scandinavian). KEY: English pronunciation for Hasan: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
