Hassan

H4A1S1S1A1N1

proper noun

A male given name from Arabic.

Similar
Hasan bin Ali
Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

Hassan1

proper nounHassan (countable and uncountable, plural Hassans)

plural Hassans

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of Hasan.

    Synonyms: Hasan bin Ali

Hassan2

proper nounHassan (plural Hassans)

plural Hassans · alternative Hassaan

  1. A male given name from Arabic.
  2. A surname from Arabic.

    Olympique Lyonnais midfielder Nemanja Matic and Le Havre striker Ahmed Hassan have each been handed two-game bans with a further two matches suspended after they concealed Ligue 1’s anti-homophobia insignia on their shirts, the French top-flight said.

    2025 June 6, “Soccer players given two-game bans after concealing anti-homophobia badge”, in CNN, sourced from Reuters, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2025

Hassan3

proper nounHassan (plural Hassans)

plural Hassans

  1. A Jewish surname from Hebrew.

Hassan4

proper nounHassan (plural Hassans)

plural Hassans

  1. A surname from Irish.

Hassan5

proper noun

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

Hassan · proper noun

  1. Arabicحَسَن“fine, good, good-looking, handsome, manly; strong”
  2. EnglishHassan

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

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Hassan · proper noun

  1. Arabicحَسَّان“doer of good”
  2. EnglishHassan

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

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Hassan · proper noun

  1. Ladinohassan
  2. Hebrewחַזָּן“cantor”
  3. EnglishHassan

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

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Hassan · proper noun

  1. IrishÓ hOsáin
  2. EnglishHassan

Anglicized form of Irish Ó hOsáin.

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Hassan · proper noun

From the nearby temple.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Hassan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hassan

MLA

“Hassan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hassan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hassan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hassan.

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