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Husayn

Handsome, little good one

حُسَيْن
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
companion
Same root · h-s-n

Names sharing this root.

إِحْسَان
Ihsan
Excellence, doing good
حَسَّان
Hassan
Beautiful, fair
حَسَن
Hasan
Good, handsome
مُحْسِنَة
Muhsina
Doer of good
أَحْسَن
Ahsan
Most beautiful, best

“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).

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Praised one (diminutive)
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Father of many nations
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