Hassan (given name)
| Hassan |
| Pronunciation |
Arabic: [ˈħasan] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Origin |
| Word/Name |
Arabic |
| Meaning |
handsome, good, benefactor |
| Other names |
| Variant form(s) |
al-Ḥasan |
| Related names |
Ḥassān
Hussein
Alassane
Lassana |
Hassan (also spelled Hasan, Hassen, Hasson, Hassin, Hassine, Hacen, Hasen, Hasin, Hassa, Hassann, Hasa, Hasso, Cassin, Chassan, Chasan, Khassan, Khasan, Cassan, Casan, Hasaan, Alassane, Lassana, Lacène, or Lansenou) (Arabic: حسن, Ḥasan) is a masculine Arabic given name.
As a surname, Hassan may be Irish, Arabic or Hebrew. [1][2] See Hassan (surname).
Etymology and spelling
The name Hassan in Arabic means 'handsome', 'good' or 'benefactor'.
There are two different Arabic names that are both romanized with the spelling "Hassan," although they are pronounced differently and in Arabic script spelled differently.
- The more common name حسن Ḥasan (as in the name of Muhammad's grandson al-Ḥasan ibn ‘Alī [3]) has two short vowels and a single /s/. Its meaning is 'the good' or 'the handsome'. Its usual form in Classical Arabic is الحسن al-Ḥasan, incorporating the definite article al-, which may be omitted in modern Arabic names.
- The name حسّان Ḥassān has a long vowel and a doubled /sː/. Its meaning is 'doer of good'. It is not used with the definite article in Arabic.
In the romanized spelling "Hassan," it is not possible to distinguish which of the two names is intended. The ambiguity can be removed by romanizing the former name as "Hasan" with a single s, and reserving the spelling with doubled s for the latter name.
King al-Ḥasan of Morocco (officially romanized as "Hassan" due to the influence of French orthography) is an example of the former. The early Islamic poet Ḥassān ibn Thābit is an example of the latter. In the original Arabic the two different names are easily distinguished.
- List of variant spellings
- In French: Hassan, Hassen or Hacen
- In Spanish: Hassan, Hassán, Hacen, Hacén, Jassan, Jassán, Jasan or Jasán
- In Italian: Cassan, Cassano, Cassani, Gazzano, Gazzani, Gassano, Gassani.
- In Russian and Bulgarian (in Cyrillic): Хасан
- In Hebrew transcription: חסן
- In Arabic transcription: حسن
- In Armenian: Hassanian or Hasanian
- In Sub-Saharan Africa: Lassana, Alassane and Lacen, derived from al-Hassan.
- In Finland: Hasanen for Hassan, derived from the Arabic Hassan and the Finnish ending for surnames EN.[4]
- In Turkish: Hasan
- In Bosnian: Hasan (as a given name) / Hasanović (as a surname)
- In Albanian: Hasan (as a given name) / Hasani (as a surname)
- In Macedonian: Hasanovski (as a surname)
- In Croatian/Serbian: Asanović/ Hasanović (as a surname)
- In China: Ha for Hassan, derived from the Arabic Hassan.
- In Kurdish: Hesan
People
- Hassan Adams, NBA player
- Hassan II of Morocco, the father of the current King of Morocco
- Prince Hassan, Served as Crown Prince of Jordan under King Hussein's reign
- Hassan (C&C), General Hassan in the Command and Conquer continuity
- al-Ḥasan ibn ‘Alī, the first grandson of Muḥammad and son of ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib
- Abu l-Hasan Ali, Sultan of Granada, also known as Muley Hacén in Spanish
- al-Ḥasan al-‘Askarī, eleventh imam of Twelver Shi‘ism
- Hasson Arbubakrr, a former NFL and CFL player
- Hassan Assad, real name of professional wrestler Montel Vontavious Porter
- Khassan Baiev, a Chechen-American trauma surgeon
- Hasan al-Banna, founder of the Muslim Brotherhood
- Khasan Baroyev, a Russian wrestler of Ossetian origin
- al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī, a prominent early Islamic scholar
- Hassen Bejaoui, a Tunisian soccer player
- Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam
- Hasan Čengić, Bosnian former Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister
- Hasan Cetinkaya, Swedish footballer
- Hacine Cherifi, a former French boxer
- Hasan Corso, an Italian who was part of the army of janissaries in the Turkish army
- Hasan Doğan, Turkish 37th president of the TFF
- Khasan Dzhunidov, a Russian footballer
- Hassan Abshir Farah, former Prime Minister of Somalia
- Hassen Gabsi, a Tunisian soccer player
- Hasan Gemici, Turkish sports wrestler
- Hasan Güngör, Turkish sports wrestler
- Salah-Hassan Hanifes, a Druze Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset
- Hassan Heshmat (born 1920), Egyptian sculptor
- Khasan Isaev, a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler
- Khasan Israilov, a Russian-Chechen journalist and poet
- Hasan Izzet, Ottoman general
- Hassan Johnson, an American actor
- Hassan Jones, a former professional American football player
- Hasan Kabze, Turkish footballer
- Khasan Mamtov, a Russian footballer
- Hassan Nader, a retired Moroccan footballer
- Hassan Nasrullah, leader of Hezbollah
- Hasan Bülent Paksoy, Turkish scientist
- Hassan Al-Qazwini, Islamic Center Imam
- Hassan Roshdieh, an Iranian teacher, politician, and journalist
- Hassan Rowshan, an Iranian football coach, manager, and former player
- Hassan Kamel al-Sabbah, a Lebanese electrical and electronics research engineer
- Hasan Salihamidžić, a Bosnian football midfielder
- Hasan Sönmez, Turkish footballer
- Hassan Whiteside, NBA player
- Khasan Yandiyev, a Russian judge
- Hasan Yılmaz, Turkish singer
See also
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