Hussein

Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic
Scripts حسين(Arabic)
Pronounced Pron. hoo-SIEN  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Alternate transcription of Arabic حسين (see Husayn).

Related Names

VariantsHisein, Husain, Husayn, Hussain
Other Languages & CulturesHasan(Albanian) Həsən, Hüseyn(Azerbaijani) Khasan(Bashkir) Hasan(Bengali) Husein(Bosnian) Khasan(Chechen) Khasan(Circassian) Hasan(Indonesian) Khasan(Ingush) Husên(Kurdish) Khasan(Ossetian) Hasan, Hassan, Hossein(Persian) Hasan(Punjabi) Xasan(Somali) Khasan(Tatar) Hasan, Hüseyin(Turkish) Hasan, Hassan(Urdu) Alassane, Alhassan, Lassana(Western African)

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Entry updated November 16, 2019