A Name Story by Houdhoud
إِحْسَان
Ihsan
ih-SAAN
“Excellence; goodness.”
About Ihsan
Ihsan is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "excellence; goodness" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ح-س-ن. Ihsan is the third dimension of Islam (after iman and islam) — to worship Allah as if you see Him.
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 Ihsan is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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