A Name Story by Houdhoud
حَسَن
Hasan
HA-san
“Handsome, good, beautiful.”
About Hasan
Hasan is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "handsome, good, beautiful" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ح-س-ن. Borne by Hasan ibn Ali, eldest grandson of the Prophet ﷺ.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Hassan
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 Hasan is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Hasan before.
- Hasan ibn Ali (624–670 CE), grandson of the Prophet ﷺ, 5th Caliph
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Hasan
- What does the name Hasan mean?
- Hasan (حَسَن) means "Handsome, good, beautiful". From the Arabic root ح-س-ن. Borne by Hasan ibn Ali, eldest grandson of the Prophet ﷺ.
- Is Hasan a name from the Qur'an?
- Hasan 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 Hasan a boy or a girl name?
- Hasan is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Hasan come from?
- Hasan is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Ḥ-S-N.
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