Hussein
| Hussein |
| Pronunciation |
Arabic: [ħuˈseːn, ħiˈseːn, ħuˈsajn]
Egyptian Arabic: [ħeˈseːn, ħoˈseːn] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Origin |
| Word/Name |
Arabic |
| Meaning |
Handsome |
| Other names |
| Related names |
Hassan |
Hussein (also spelled Husein, Hussein, Husain, Hussain, Husayin, Hussayin, Huseyin, Husseyin, Huseyn, Hossain, Hossein, or Husseyn) (Arabic: حسین, Ḥussayn), is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", "handsome" or "beautiful". It is commonly given as a male given name, particularly among Shias[1], in honor of Hussein ibn Ali. In some Persian sources the forms Ḥosayn, Hosayn, or Hossein is used.[2] On the Subcontinent or South Asia, the form used is "Hussain" or "Hossain" in the Bengal region.
Given name
- Husayn (Safavid), former Safavid king of Persia
- Husain Abdullah, safety for the Minnesota Vikings
- Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and son of Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib
- Huseyin Avni, Turkish military commander
- Husayn Bayqarah, Timurid ruler of Herat from 1469 to his death
- Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca, Sherif and Emir of Mecca
- Hussein Chalayan, British/Turkish Cypriot fashion designer
- Hüseyin Dündar, Turkish boxer
- Hüseyin Erkan, Turkish high-ranking civil servant
- Hussein Fatal, American rap artist from 2Pac's Outlawz group
- Hossein Fekri, Iranian footballer
- Hossein Ghanbari, Iranian footballer
- Husein Gradaščević, Bosniak 19th century leader and rebel
- Hussein el-Husseini, former Lebanese Parliament Speaker
- Hussein of Jordan, King of Jordan
- Hussein Kamel al-Majid, son-in-law of Saddam Hussein
- Hussein Kamel of Egypt, Sultan of Egypt
- Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu, Turkish general
- Hossein Marashi, Iranian politician
- Hüseyin Mayadağ, Turkish musician
- Barack Hussein Obama II, President of the United States
- Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., father of Barack Hussein Obama
- Hussein Onn, third Prime Minister of Malaysia
- Hossein Rezazadeh, Iranian weightlifter
- Hüseyin Sayram, Turkish politician
- Hossein Tehrani, Iranian musician
- Hüseyin Yıldız, Turkish futsal player
Surname
- Roquia Sakhawat Hussain, Famous Bangladeshi Social Worker and a Muslim Feminist
- Abrar Hussain, Pakistani military hero
- Abrar Hussain, Pakistani boxer
- Rizwan Hussain, British Barrister of Bangladeshi Descent
- Ali bin Hussein of Hejaz, King of Hejaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca
- Fouad Hussein, Jordanian journalist
- Hasib Hussain, English bomber in the 7/7 attacks
- Hussein el-Husseini, former speaker of the Lebanese parliament
- M.F. Husain, Indian artist
- Metin Hüseyin, English film director
- Muhammad Husayn Haykal, Egyptian writer, journalist, and politician
- Nasser Hussain, former Essex and England cricketer
- Robert Hossein, French actor, director and writer
- Rashad Hussain, United States special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference
- Sharif Ali bin al-Hussein, pretender to the throne of Iraq
- Taha Hussein, Egyptian writer and Arabic literary scholar
- Tahir ibn Husayn, Persian general and governor during the Abbasid caliphate
- Zakir Hussain, Indian tabla player
Family of Imam Hussain ibn Ali
Royal family of Jordan
Family of Saddam Hussein of Iraq
Other uses
References
See also