Hassan (given name)

Hassan
حسن
Calligraphic representation of Al-Hassan name
PronunciationArabic: [ˈħasan, ˈħæsæn, ˈħɑsɐn, ˈħɛsæn, ħsæn]
GenderMale
Language(s)Arabic
Origin
Meaninghandsome, good, benefactor
Region of originArabia
Other names
Variant form(s)al-Ḥasan
Related namesḤassān
Hussein
Alassane
Lassana
Mohsen

Hassan or Hasan (Arabic: حسن Ḥasan) is an Arabic masculine given name in the Muslim world.

As a surname, Hassan may be Arabic, Irish, Scottish, or Jewish (Sephardic and Mizrahic) (see Hassan (surname)).[1][2]

  1. ^ Edward Neafsey (2002). Surnames of Ireland. lrish Roots Cafe. ISBN 978-0-940134-9 7-3.
  2. ^ avotaynu.com: Guidebook for Sephardic and Oriental Genealogical Sources in Israel