Etymology

Hassan

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Today it means: A male given name from Arabic. Full definition →

Arabic حَسَن
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Hassan · proper noun1

  1. Arabic · borrowed fromحَسَن“fine, good, good-looking, handsome, manly; strong”
  2. English todayHassan

From Arabic حَسَن (ḥasan, “fine, good, good-looking, handsome, manly; strong”).

Hassan · proper noun2

  1. Arabic · derived fromحَسَّان“doer of good”
  2. English todayHassan

From Arabic حَسَّان (ḥassān, “doer of good”).

Hassan · proper noun3

  1. Ladino · borrowed fromhassan
  2. Hebrew · borrowed fromחַזָּן“cantor”
  3. English todayHassan

From Hebrew חַזָּן (khazán, “cantor”), possibly via Ladino hassan.

Hassan · proper noun4

  1. Irish · borrowed fromÓ hOsáin
  2. English todayHassan

Anglicized form of Irish Ó hOsáin.

Hassan · proper noun5

From the nearby temple.

Words from the same roots

Arabicحَسَن all →

Hebrewחַזָּן all →

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