Boys' names
Husayn
Handsome, little good one
حُسَيْن
Husayn
Handsome, little good one
Sahabi / Sahabiyyaboyarabic
Pronunciation
Husayn
Arabic
حُسَيْن
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
Root
h-s-n
Quranic status
Sahabi / Sahabiyya
Alternate spellings
HussainHossein
Origin & meaning
Husayn ibn Ali, the younger grandson of the Prophet ﷺ. Diminutive of Hasan.
Notable bearers
- · Husayn ibn Ali
Themes
Same root · h-s-n
Names sharing this root.
“You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).