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غَسَّان
Ghassan
ghas-SAAN
“Vigor of youth.”
About Ghassan
Ghassan is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "vigor of youth" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Classical Arabic name connoting the prime of youth. Also the name of an early Arab dynasty (the Ghassanids).
Common in Levantine families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Ghassan is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Ghassan before.
- Ghassan Kanafani (1936–1972), Palestinian writer
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Ghassan
- What does the name Ghassan mean?
- Ghassan (غَسَّان) means "Vigor of youth". Classical Arabic name connoting the prime of youth. Also the name of an early Arab dynasty (the Ghassanids).
- Is Ghassan a name from the Qur'an?
- Ghassan does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Ghassan a boy or a girl name?
- Ghassan is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Ghassan come from?
- Ghassan is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Gh-S-N. Common in Levantine families.
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